List of Galatasaray S.K. footballers
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  • Appearance and goal totals include matches in the Süper Lig, Istanbul Football League
    Istanbul Football League
    Istanbul Lig or originally Constantinople Football Association League was founded by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears and started with the 1904-05 season with only four teams as "Istanbul Sunday League". The matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene FC, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were...

    , Istanbul Sunday League
    Istanbul Sunday League
    The Istanbul Sunday League was started in 1902 and was the first football league in Turkey. The first club in Turkey, Cadi Keuy FRC, was founded by James LaFontaine and Horace Armitage. The team was made up mostly of Englishmen and Greeks...

    , Istanbul Friday League
    Istanbul Friday League
    The Istanbul Friday League was founded in 1912, and replaced the Istanbul Sunday League in 1915. Seven clubs took part in the league when it was first found in 1912: Anadoluspor, Darülfünun, Terbiye-i Bedeniye, Türk İdman Ocağı, Mümaresatı Bedeniye, Şehremini, and Fenerbahçe S.K.-Champions:-Past...

    , Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
    Turkish Super Cup
    The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...

    , TSYD Cup
    TSYD Cup
    The TSYD Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout 6 regions of Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competition's major leg which was played between the Big Three of Turkey; Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK,...

    , Chancellor Cup
    Chancellor Cup
    The Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....

    , Turkish Football Championship
    Turkish Football Championship
    The Amatör Futbol Şampiyonası was an inter-city football championship between teams from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir in Turkey. It was created by Türkiye İdman Cemiyetleri İttifakı in 1924. The first competition was in 1924 but was held for the following two years. Then the competition was not held...

    , Atatürk Cup
    Atatürk Cup
    The Atatürk Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. In 1955, the Turkish Football Federation named a football tournament after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Four clubs took place in the first edition: Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K., Galatasaray S.K., Adalet and Vefa S.K. Adalet won the first...

    , Istanbul Shield
    Istanbul Shield
    Istanbul Shield was a soccer tournament which organised between 1930 and 1939. The final match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in 1931 wasn't played. And Istanbulspor received the shield.Fenerbahçe won the trophy for 4 times...

    , Istanbul Cup
    Istanbul Cup (football)
    The Istanbul Football Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The cup replaced the Istanbul Shield in 1942 and lasted until 1947.-Past winners:...

    , UEFA Champions League
    UEFA Champions League
    The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

    , UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
    UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
    The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

    , Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
    Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
    The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...

     and UEFA Cup.
  • Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Statistics are correct as of 17 July 2010.

Playing positions

GK Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

RB Right back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

RW Right winger
Winger (sport)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...

DF Defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

IF Inside forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

LB Left back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

LW Left winger
Winger (sport)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...

CB Centre back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

FW Forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

FB Full back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

W Winger
Winger (sport)
In certain sports, such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch . In American football and Canadian football, the analogous position...

MF Midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

ST Striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

WH Wing half
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

AM Attacking midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

CM Central midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...


Players

NameNationalityPositionGala careerAppearancesGoalsReferences
MF 2004–2005
2006–
175 38
FW 1991–2000
2001–2005
292 120
MF 2001– 281 15
MF 2007– 113 11
DF 1984–2005 630 16
MF 2002–2007 118 10
DF 2000–2003
2006–2007
2008–2010
133 4
MF 1996–2001 103 13
FW 1989–1995 202 64
MF 1994–2007 298 10
GK 2001–2007 204 0
DF 1997–2001 105 8
DF 1974–1985 327 29
MF 1996–2001 132 59
DF 1997–2001 110 5
DF 2007– 115 6
FW 1992–1995
1995–2000
2003–2008
547 295
DF 1994–2002
2003–2005
216 17
MF 1998–2009 274 31
MF 2006–2010 125 4
FW 1955–1961
1962–1969
403 388
MF 1991–2001
2006–2008
204 34
DF 2004–2008 108 4
MF 2001– 254 18
DF 2007– 121 7
MF 1986–1987
1992–2003
351 14
FW 1987–1991 107 116
MF 1987–2000 236 34
MF 1996–2001
2002–2003
148 16
FW 2001–2004
2005–2009
235 97
DF 1996–2003 160 4
 Republic of Kosovo MF 1985–1991 169 41

List of Galatasaray SK 1st Goalkeepers

Period Name Seasons
1905-1907   Asım Tevfik Sonumut 2
1907-1915   Ahmet Robenson
Ahmet Robenson
Ahmet Robenson was a Turkish physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School, who is known for his active role in the development of sports in Turkey.-Biography:...

8
1915-1916   Hamdi Dardağan 1
1916-1917   İzzet 1
1917-1920   Haçopulo 3
1920-1921   Adil Giray
Adil Giray
Adil Giray was khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666 to 1671. He strongly supported the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was one of the candidates in the Polish royal election of 1669. In 1671 Giray was removed as khan by Mehmed IV, the Ottoman sultan, when the sultan decided to wage war with...

1
1921-1924   Nüzhet Abbas Öniş 3
1924-1928   Ulvi Ziya Yenal 4
1928-1930   Rasim Atala 2
1930-1937   Avni Kurgan 8
1937-1938   Necmi Ungan 1
1938-1944   Osman İncili 6
1944-1946   Erdoğan Atlıoğlu 2
1946-1947   Osman İncili 1
1947-1949   Erdoğan Atlıoğlu 2
1949-1958   Turgay Şeren
Turgay Seren
Turgay Sabit Şeren is the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches as the 1954 FIFA World Cup. His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had...

9
1958-1959   Yüksel Alkan 1
1959-1964   Turgay Şeren
Turgay Seren
Turgay Sabit Şeren is the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches as the 1954 FIFA World Cup. His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had...

5
1964-1965   Bülent Gürbüz 1
1965-1966   Turgay Şeren
Turgay Seren
Turgay Sabit Şeren is the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches as the 1954 FIFA World Cup. His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had...

1
1966-1967   Bülent Gürbüz 1
1967-1968   Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak is a former Turkish football goalkeeper and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club....

1
1968-1970   Nihat Akbay 2
1970-1977   Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak is a former Turkish football goalkeeper and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club....

7
1976-1977   Nihat Akbay 1
1977-1978   Bahattin Demircan 1
1978-1981   Eser Özaltindere 3
1981-1982   Haydar Erdoğan 1
1981-1982   Eser Özaltindere 1
1983-1984   Haydar Erdoğan 1
1984-1990   Zoran Simović
Zoran Simovic
Zoran Simović is a retired Montenegrin footballer, playing goalkeeper for Napredak in Serbia, NK Hajduk Split in Croatia and Galatasaray in Turkey....

6
1990-1994   Hayrettin Demirbaş 4
1994-1995 Gintaras Staučė
Gintaras Stauce
Gintaras Mindaugovich Staučė is a former Lithuanian footballer who currently works as a FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi goalkeeping coach....

1
1995-1996   Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

1
1996-1998   Volkan Kilimci 2
1998-2001   Claudio Taffarel
Cláudio Taffarel
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent....

3
2001-2007   Faryd Mondragón 6
2007-2008   Orkun Uşak
Orkun Usak
Orkun Uşak is the goalkeeper of the Turkish football club Kardemir Karabükspor. He is a product of the youth system of Galatasaray. He also played for Beykozspor, Bakırköyspor, Anadolu Üsküdar, Elazığspor, Ankaragücü, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Galatasaray, Manisaspor and Konyaspor.-Club career:He...

1
2008-2009   Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Italian national team.-Club career:...

1
2009-2010   Leo Franco
Leo Franco
Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco is a professional Argentine footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

1
2010-2011   Ufuk Ceylan
Ufuk Ceylan
Ufuk Ceylan is a Turkish professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Galatasaray in the Turkish Süper Lig.-Galatasaray:On 2 September 2009 Ufuk signed for Galatasaray from Manisaspor, keeping him at the Istanbul club until June 2014...

1
2011-   Fernando Muslera
Fernando Muslera
Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray and is first-choice keeper for the Uruguayan national team.-Uruguay:...


Most total seasons as Goalkeeper

Seasons Name
15   Turgay Şeren
Turgay Seren
Turgay Sabit Şeren is the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches as the 1954 FIFA World Cup. His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had...

8   Ahmet Robenson
Ahmet Robenson
Ahmet Robenson was a Turkish physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School, who is known for his active role in the development of sports in Turkey.-Biography:...

8   Avni Kurgan
8   Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak
Yasin Özdenak is a former Turkish football goalkeeper and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club....

7   Osman İncili
6   Zoran Simović
Zoran Simovic
Zoran Simović is a retired Montenegrin footballer, playing goalkeeper for Napredak in Serbia, NK Hajduk Split in Croatia and Galatasaray in Turkey....

6   Faryd Mondragón
4   Erdoğan Atlıoğlu
4   Eser Özaltindere
4   Hayrettin Demirbaş
3   Haçopulo
3   Nüzhet Abbas Öniş
3   Nihat Akbay
3   Claudio Taffarel
Cláudio Taffarel
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent....

2   Asım Tevfik Sonumut
2   Rasim Atala
2   Bülent Gürbüz
2   Haydar Erdoğan
2   Volkan Kilimci
1   Hamdi Dardağan
1   İzzet
1   Adil Giray
Adil Giray
Adil Giray was khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666 to 1671. He strongly supported the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was one of the candidates in the Polish royal election of 1669. In 1671 Giray was removed as khan by Mehmed IV, the Ottoman sultan, when the sultan decided to wage war with...

1   Necmi Ungan
1   Yüksel Alkan
1   Bahattin Demircan
1 Gintaras Staučė
Gintaras Stauce
Gintaras Mindaugovich Staučė is a former Lithuanian footballer who currently works as a FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi goalkeeping coach....

1   Brad Friedel
Brad Friedel
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

1   Orkun Uşak
Orkun Usak
Orkun Uşak is the goalkeeper of the Turkish football club Kardemir Karabükspor. He is a product of the youth system of Galatasaray. He also played for Beykozspor, Bakırköyspor, Anadolu Üsküdar, Elazığspor, Ankaragücü, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Galatasaray, Manisaspor and Konyaspor.-Club career:He...

1   Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Italian national team.-Club career:...

1   Leo Franco
Leo Franco
Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco is a professional Argentine footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

1   Ufuk Ceylan
Ufuk Ceylan
Ufuk Ceylan is a Turkish professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Galatasaray in the Turkish Süper Lig.-Galatasaray:On 2 September 2009 Ufuk signed for Galatasaray from Manisaspor, keeping him at the Istanbul club until June 2014...

1   Fernando Muslera
Fernando Muslera
Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray and is first-choice keeper for the Uruguayan national team.-Uruguay:...


External links

Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website
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