Eşref Selim Soydan (born 14 November 1941) was a Turkish
football
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player of rivals
Beşiktaş J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (), also known simply as Beşiktaş (), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...
and
Fenerbahçe. He played as a defender.
Biography
Soydan was born on 14 November 1941 in
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...
,
Istanbul
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. He scored 2 goals in 22 matches for Beşiktaş between 1959 and 1961 and scored 22 goals in 170 matches for Fenerbahçe between 1961 and 1971. He won 4 Turkish Championship, 1 President Cup and Balkan Cup with Fenerbahçe. He competed in the
men's tournament at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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.
He married Turkish actress
Hülya Koçyiğit
Hülya Koçyiğit (born 12 December 1947) is a Turkish actress. A prominent female lead in the Turkish cinema, she received numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Altogether, she has ...
on 5 July 1968.
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References
External links
Profile @ TFF.org
1941 births
Living people
Footballers from Istanbul
Turkey men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Olympic footballers for Turkey
Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Association football players not categorized by nationality
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