Cihat Arman (16 July 1915 in

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– 14 May 1994 in

), was a Turkish

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and manager. He represented Turkey at the

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and the

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. He was the coach of the

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throughout 1949, and Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup as a result of victories in the qualifiers under his management. However,

could not participate in this tournament due to financial difficulties caused by the

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. He was called ''"Yellow Canary"'' by the fans as he wore his Yellow Sweater in every match without exception, and this led to Fenerbahçe adopting the ''"Yellow Canaries"'' symbol.

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

, international competitions were rarely held. So, Arman played only 13 games with the Turkey national football team during this time. After 1949 he served as the goalkeeper and

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for the team. He also coached the Turkey national team which qualified for the 1950 World Cup, thrashing

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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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