Cevat Seyit (17 July 1906 – 23 November 1945) was a Turkish

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. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. He played for Fenerbahçe for a total of 14 years between 1925 and 1939, and is one of the longest-serving footballers in Fenerbahçe's history.

Club and Interational career

Cevat Seyit, who started his football career in 1920 when he was only 14 years old, was raised in the youth team of Fenerbahçe and rose to the first team in 1925; drawing attention with his football as a winger on the right side of the defense and in the midfield, played for First team of Fenerbahçe for a total of 14 years between 1925 and 1939. Cevat Seyit managed to score 6 goals with the yellow-navy jersey he wore 252 times in total. He won a total of 12 championships under the Fenerbahçe uniform, including the 1929–30, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36 and 1936-37

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, the 1933 and 1935

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, the 1937

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and the 1930, 1934, 1938 and 1939 Istanbul Shield Championships. Cevat Seyit, who never played for any team other than Fenerbahçe, first became a national player in a special match played against Bulgaria on 17 July 1927, and wore the crescent-star jersey 9 times until 1932. He took part in the national team that participated in the

held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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* 1906 births 1945 deaths Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Turkey Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Footballers from Istanbul Men's association football defenders Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub