Fethi Heper (3 February 1944 – 13 February 2025) was a Turkish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a forward. He was the top goal scorer of

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the ...

. Following retirement, he became a university finance professor.

Biography

Heper scored many goals during his career, and was the leading scorer in the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

during the 1969–70 and 1971–72 seasons. He made three appearances for the Turkey national team. After his football career, he became a lecturer. He was also a finance professor at

Anadolu University Anadolu University () is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University Distance Education Faculty (or Anadolu University Global Campus) serves as the national provider of distance education and is a member of the European Associ ...

. He graduated for his licence Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences in Eskişehir in 1967. Afterwards, he finished his doctor's degree in 1978. Heper died in

Odunpazarı Odunpazarı (literally "firewood market" in Turkish language, Turkish) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,120 km², and its population is 422,423 (2022), 47% of the provincial popu ...

on 13 February 2025, at the age of 81.Türkiye'nin ilk ve tek profesör gol kralı Fethi Heper hayatını kaybetti

References

1944 births 2025 deaths Footballers from Eskişehir Turkish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Turkey men's international footballers Süper Lig players Eskişehirspor footballers Academic staff of Anadolu University 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub