Kamil Altan (7 April 1924 – 25 February 2011) was a Turkish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

Career

Prior to the 1952–53 season, Altan moved from Eyüpspor to Galatasaray, where he played until the end of the 1959–60 season. He scored one goal in 59 league appearances for the club. In the 1954–55 and 1955–56 seasons, he was part of the teams winning the Istanbul Football League. He then signed with Taksim, playing there until 1960. After ending his football career, he became coach of Galatasaray's youth team in 1961. After staying in this position for a while, he was the manager of Tophane Tayfunspor, an amateur team, in the 1970s.

Personal life

Altan died on 25 February 2011. He was buried in

Selimpaşa Selimpaşa, known in Byzantine times as Epibates (sometimes as Epivates or Epibatos) ( el, Επιβάτες), is a small town in the European part of Turkey, near Silivri in Istanbul Province. The city is located on the northwestern coast of th ...

Cemetery after noon prayers at the Teşvikiye Mosque on 27 February.

Honours

Galatasaray * Istanbul Football League: 1954–55, 1955–56

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Altan, Kamil 1924 births 2011 deaths Turkish footballers Olympic footballers for Turkey Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Footballers from Istanbul Men's association football defenders Eyüpspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Taksim S.K. footballers Turkey men's international footballers