Bekir Refet Teker (May 22, 1899 – April 5, 1977) was a Turkish

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. He played as a striker for Fenerbahçe and the

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his career started in the Fenerbahçe youth teams until he was promoted to the senior team. Bekir then played for Altinordu, Galatasaray (in friendly matches only) and

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. Bekir was a member of the Olympic squads of Turkey in 1924 and 1928. When

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team of the 1920s came to Turkey, Bekir scored the winning goal as Fener won the match 1–0.

Career statistics

International goals

References

1899 births 1977 deaths Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Olympic footballers for Turkey Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Footballers from Istanbul {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub