Şevket Yorulmaz (1925 – 8 August 1997) was a Turkish

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who played as a

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. Known for his career in

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

, he was the top goal scorer of Beşiktaş during the 1950s, especially in the

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derbies.

Early life and junior career

Yorulmaz was born in

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

in 1925. He first started playing football as a student, playing in unbuilt in plots of land in the city of Konya. He continued playing during his military service in

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, first joining Jandarmagücü (a local team for servicemen in Antalya). His talents then led to him being transferred to

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to play in the military-affiliated

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. It was here that Yorulmaz was noticed by scouts from Beşiktaş.

Career

Yorulmaz joined Beşiktaş in 1947 and played as a

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. He played with Beşiktaş until 1954 in a total of 173 games, garnering four

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championships and scoring a total of 99 goals. He was the top scorer of this league in 1951–52 and 1952–53, scoring 14 goals in 12 games in 1952. He also played internationally for Turkey, both for the U21 and the senior national team, appearing in international football on a total of seven occasions. He then went on to play in Acar İdman Yurdu, where he retired as a footballer. A

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was organised in his honour on 9 June 1968, with a team consisting of former footballers from Bursa defeating former Beşiktaş footballers 1–0. During the match, Yorulmaz was given awards by the Beşiktaş President Talat Asal as well

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Post-retirement

After his retirement, he became the manager of Bursa Merinosspor. In his later years, he became involved in the management of Beşiktaş, opposing the club administration in 1979. He enjoyed close ties with

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, the club president in the 1980s and 1990s, and went on to serve as an executive for the team. He died on 8 August 1997 in

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, where he had been holidaying, and was interred in the

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Honours

Beşiktaş *

: 1949–50, 1950–51,

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, 1953–54 *

Turkish National Division The National Division or National League () was a top-level football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation, including the most successful teams from Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir in Turkey. It was the first national league in Tu ...

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...

Turkish Football Championship The Turkish Football Championship () was a top-level association football, football competition in Turkey. It was the first nationwide championship in Turkish football history. The championship was organised by the Turkish Football Federation (the ...

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yorulmaz, Sevket 1926 births 1997 deaths People from Konya Turkish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery 20th-century Turkish sportsmen