Bülent Esel
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Bülent Esel was a Turkey international
football forward who played for clubs in Turkey and Italy.
, Esel began playing youth football for Kırıkkalespor. He played senior football for Kırıkkalespor and Ankaragücü
before moving to Italy in 1951, where he would make 78 appearances and scored 25 goals during three seasons in Serie A
for SPAL 1907
.
Esel returned to Turkey and spent the remainder of his career with Beşiktaş J.K.
, Vefa S.K. and Altınordu S.K..
Esel made four appearances for the Turkey national football team
from 1949 to 1950.
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
football forward who played for clubs in Turkey and Italy.
Career
Born in IzmirIzmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Esel began playing youth football for Kırıkkalespor. He played senior football for Kırıkkalespor and Ankaragücü
Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....
before moving to Italy in 1951, where he would make 78 appearances and scored 25 goals during three seasons in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
for SPAL 1907
Spal 1907
SPAL 1907 is an Italian football club, based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1907 as Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor and was refounded in 2005....
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Esel returned to Turkey and spent the remainder of his career with Beşiktaş J.K.
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
, Vefa S.K. and Altınordu S.K..
Esel made four appearances for the Turkey national football team
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
from 1949 to 1950.