Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish

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player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for

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, including two matches at the

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. Because of his saves against

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in 1951 in

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, he is nicknamed as "Berlin Panteri" (Panther of Berlin). He also coached Galatasaray. Şeren was awarded a

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by the club in 1967 in

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, inviting players like Ion Pârcălab,

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and Ion Nunweiller. After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a television commentator. He died at age 84 on 7 July 2016.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

As player

Galatasaray

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: 1961–62, 1962–63 *

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: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 *

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: 1966 *

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: 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58 * TSYD Cup: 1963, 1966

Records

*Most appearances for Galatasaray SK (631) *Most appearances at Kıtalar Arası Derbi (54) *Most total seasons as Galatasaray SK 1st Goalkeeper (15)

References

1932 births Footballers from Ankara Galatasaray High School alumni Men's association football goalkeepers Turkish men's footballers Turkish football managers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers 1954 FIFA World Cup players Turkey men's international footballers Süper Lig players Süper Lig managers Mersin Talim Yurdu managers Vefa S.K. managers Samsunspor managers 2016 deaths Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-goalkeeper-stub