Cemil Turan (born 1 January 1947 in
Istanbul
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) is a former
Turkish football player and the current director of
Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy.
Career
He debuted at
Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to
Istanbulspor and then to
Fenerbahçe, where he won 3
league championship titles (1974, 1975, 1978). He was three times league topscorer with 14 goals in 1974 and with 17 goals in 1976 and 1978. He scored 194 lifetime goals. Turan scored 19 goals at his 44 games with the
Turkish national football team
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between 1969 and 1979.
He ranks 4th with this notable performance still today. After his retirement in 1980, Turan served at various administrative positions first in Istanbulspor and then in Fenerbahçe. He is currently coordinator for the sporting infrastructure of Fenerbahçe.
Match-fixing Scandal
On 3 July 2011, Turan was taken into custody because of alleged involvement in several cases of player manipulation.
[15 more arrested over match-fixing allegations in Turkey](_blank)
/ref> He was later released and all charges were dropped.
Honours
Fenerbahçe
*Turkish League
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: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78
*Turkish Cup
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: 1973–74, 1978–79
*Turkish Super Cup
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: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980
* TSYD Cup: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
Individual
*Gol Kralı
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Places
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* Gol, Gilan, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
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: 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78
* Turkish Footballer of the Year: 1977
References
1947 births
Living people
Turkish footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
İstanbulspor footballers
Turkey international footballers
Süper Lig players
Sarıyer S.K. footballers
Association football forwards
People from Üsküdar
Footballers from Istanbul
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