Cihat Arman (1915 in

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– May 14, 1994 in Istanbul), was a Turkish football

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and manager. He represented Turkey at the

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and the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Arman started playing club football at the age of 15 and made his debut for Ankaragücü. In 1936, he transferred to the Istanbul club Güneş. After the closure of this club, he moved to Fenerbahçe, where he played 308 games in total. He was nicknamed the "flying goalkeeper" due to his acrobatic and successful saves. The sight of him flying wearing his yellow shirt was the inspiration behind "The Yellow Canaries" (''Sarı Kanaryalar'' in Turkish), the nickname for the football team of Fenerbahçe. During

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, international competitions were rarely held. So, Arman played only 13 games with the

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during this time. After 1949 he served as the goalkeeper and

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for the team. He also coached the Turkish national team which qualified for the

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, thrashing Syria 7–0; but Turkey withdrew due to financial problems. After Arman retired from active sport in 1950, he coached the Istanbul clubs Kasımpaşa,

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, Yeşildirek,

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and the national team (1950, 1957, 1958 and 1959).

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