İsmet Uluğ (1901 – 27 August 1975) was a Turkish boxer and

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player of rivals

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and Fenerbahçe. Born in

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, he played as a midfielder and winger and was nicknamed Yavuz İsmet. He played for Fenerbahçe between 1919–28 and also captained the team. He was also the president of Fenerbahçe between 1962 and 1966. He won the 1920–21, 1922–23 Istanbul League Championships as a player. He won the 1963–64 and 1964–65 Turkish League Championships as a president. He was included in the

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squad. He was included in the first squad of the

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that played against

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on 26 October 1923. He played 11 times for the national team. He was included in the national squads for the

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and the

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