Metin Oktay

Metin Oktay
Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-02-02)2 February 1936
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Date of death	13 September 1991(1991-09-13) (aged 55)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1955	İzmirspor	18	(17)
1955–1961	Galatasaray	161	(174)
1961–1962	Palermo	12	(3)
1962–1969	Galatasaray	178	(137)
Total		369	(331)
National team^‡
1954	Turkey U18	4	(3)
1955–1968	Turkey	36	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:09, 23 October 2008 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:09, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 -13 September 1991) nicknamed the Uncrowned King by Galatasaray SK fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey.

Early life

Metin Oktay was born in Karşıyaka, Izmir, on 2 February 1936.^[1] His father was a factory worker and his mother a homemaker.^[1]

Career

Oktay started his career at his local amateur club, Damlacık, in 1952 and moved to another amateur side, Yün Mensucat, in the following season during which he made his first appearance for the junior national team in 1954. He was quickly transferred to İzmirspor at the end of the season and became the top scorer with 17 goals in the İzmir League the following season, the first of many times that he would lead the top scorers in the league. In 1955, Gündüz Kılıç, trainer and former footballer of Galatasaray transferred him. Oktay, then only 19 years old, signed a five-year contract with Galatasaray in exchange for a Chevrolet car. Despite his young age, he was the top scorer in his first season in the Istanbul League, with 19 goals, and his team Galatasaray won the championship. Oktay was top scorer for four seasons in the İstanbul League and then three more in the Turkish League, thus making it seven consecutive years in the competitions he played in.

Oktay made a record-breaking contract with Galatasaray in 1960 and because of this deal he had to divorce his wife Oya Sarı who wanted him to play for his old club İzmirspor. In December that year, he scored four goals (after 1, 9, 61 and 71 minutes) in a 5–0 victory against arch rivals Fenerbahçe which fixed his hero status among Galatasaray supporters. Songs were created for him and he became the first-ever Turkish footballer to play himself in a movie based on his life while actively pursuing his career.

Metin Oktay stayed with Galatasaray until 1969, with the exception of a short period in 1961–1962, when he played for Palermo in Italy. He was the most crowned (six times) top goalscorer in the Turkish League and set a record with 217 goals in total. Tanju Çolak broke his record of most goals in a season in 1988 by a margin of one goal. Nicknamed the Taçsız Kral or "King without a crown", he was a particularly strong goal scorer in Derby matches. During a Derby match against Galatasaray's archrivals Fenerbahçe in 1959, he hit the ball hard enough to open a hole in the opponents' goal net. This unforgettable shot was one of the 18 goals that Oktay scored against Fenerbahçe in his career. The other major Istanbul rivals, Beşiktaş let in 13 of his goals.

Oktay was also assistant coach and head coach of Galatasaray football team in the 1969–70 season^[2] and he later coached Bursaspor for a couple of years. Oktay was a board member of the club in 1984 for two years.^[3]

He played 36 times for the Turkish national team and scored 19 goals. Breaking almost every record in the history of Turkish football that stood at the time, the "King" retired in 1969. Oktay died on 13 September 1991 in Istanbul in a car accident.^[1]

Legacy

Every year on 13 September, Galatasaray players and supporters pay homage to the "Uncrowned King" at his grave in Kozlu cemetery near Topkapı in Istanbul.

Galatasaray's sports complex and training facility, the Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center, located in Florya, Istanbul, is named after him.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 December 1955	Istanbul, Turkey	Portugal	2–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	25 December 1955	Paris, France	France	1–1	1–3	Mediterranean Cup
3.	19 February 1956	Istanbul, Turkey	Hungary	3–0	3–1	Friendly
4.	16 November 1956	Istanbul, Turkey	Poland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5.	4 May 1958	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	1–2	Friendly
6.	4 May 1958	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–2	1–2	Friendly
7.	26 October 1958	Bruxelles, Belgium	Belgium	1–1	1–1	Friendly
8.	8 June 1960	Ankara, Turkey	Scotland	1–0	4–2	Friendly
9.	27 November 1960	Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–0	1–2	Friendly
10.	1 June 1961	Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–0	1–0	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	29 October 1961	Istanbul, Turkey	Norway	2–1	2–1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	12 November 1961	Istanbul, Turkey	Soviet Union	1–2	1–2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	10 October 1962	Ankara, Turkey	Ethiopia	3–0	1–0	Friendly
14.	10 October 1962	Ankara, Turkey	Ethiopia	3–0	2–0	Friendly
15.	10 October 1962	Ankara, Turkey	Ethiopia	3–0	3–0	Friendly
16.	27 September 1964	Istanbul, Turkey	Ethiopia	3–0	3–0	Friendly
17.	1 November 1964	Ankara, Turkey	Poland	2–3	2–3	Friendly
18.	1 November 1964	Ankara, Turkey	Tunisia	4–1	4–2	Friendly
19.	9 May 1965	Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–2	1–4	Friendly
Correct as of 10 February 2010^[4]

Club level

A goals tally in bold indicates that Oktay was the competition's top scorer for that season.

Club	Season	League^[5]		Cup^[6]		Minor Cup^[7]		Europe^[8]		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Izmirspor	1954–1955	18	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	17
Izmirspor	Total	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	17
Galatasaray	1955–56	17	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	19
	1956–57	27	24	-	-	-	-	2	2	29	26
	1957–58	26	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	29
	1958–59	16	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	22
	1959	15	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	11
	1959–60	32	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	33
	1960–61	28	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	36
	Total	161	174	0	0	0	0	2	2	163	176
US Palermo	1961–62	12	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	3
US Palermo	Total	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3
Galatasaray	1962–63	26	38	7	4	0	0	6	5	39	47
	1963–64	32	18	6	7	2	3	5	6	45	34
	1964–65	22	17	6	3	0	0	6	3	34	23
	1965–66	26	19	5	1	1	0	1	0	33	20
	1966–67	17	10	1	0	0	0	-	-	18	10
	1967–68	27	18	6	3	2	0	-	-	35	21
	1968–69	30	17	8	4	1	0	-	-	39	21
	Total	180	137	39	22	6	3	18	14	243	176
Career total		371	331	39	22	6	3	20	16	434	372

Career achievements

Most goals by a player (642)^[9]
Most goals in consecutive seasons by a player (11)
Most goals by a player in one season (38)
Most seasons as top scorer (6 times in 1959, 1959–1960, 1960–1961, 1962–1963, 1964–1965 and 1968–1969)
:(In 1968–69, both Metin Oktay and Fevzi Zemzem had 19 goals each. Zemzem asked for Oktay to have the trophy)^[10]
Best average of goals per match (1.46)
Most goals at international level by a Turkish player (19)
Three championships and four Turkish cups
Izmir Football League top scorer: 1954–1955
Istanbul Football League top scorer: 1955–1956, 1956–1957, 1957–1958, 1958–1959
Gol Kralı: 1959, 1959–1960, 1960–1961, 1962–1963, 1964–1965, 1968–1969
Goals for Galatasaray: 586^[9]
Goals for Izmirspor: 22
Goals for Yün Mensucat: 14
Goals for Damlacık: 12
Goals for US Palermo: 8

Honours

As player

Galatasaray SK
- Istanbul Football League: 2
  - 1955–1956, 1957–1958
- Süper Lig: 2
  - 1962–1963, 1968–1969
- Türkiye Kupası: 4
  - 1962–1963, 1963–1964, 1964–1965, 1965–1966
- TFF Süper Kupa: 2
  - 1966, 1969
- TSYD Cup: 3
  - 1963, 1966, 1967

References

1 2 3 "Metin Oktay - Taçsız Kral (The Uncrowned King)". Turkish Football. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
↑ Galatasaray: Futbolda Dünya Markası, Oygur Yamak, Sinerji Yayınları (2001)
↑ Galatasaray Spor Kulübü Tarihi, Ahmet Çakır, Demir Ajans (2001)
↑ Profile at TFF.org
↑ Includes Süper Lig, Istanbul Football League and Federasyon Kupası
↑ Includes Türkiye Kupası
↑ TFF Süper Kupa and TSYD Cup
↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1 2 "Metin'e Requem". Ymemleketfutbolu.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2013.
↑ "İz Bırakanlar". Yeni Asir (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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Taçsız Kral

Sporting positions
Preceded by Turgay Şeren	Galatasaray S.K. Captain 1967–1969	Succeeded by Talat Özkarslı

Süper Lig top scorers

1959: M. Oktay (11)
1959–60: M. Oktay (33)
1960–61: M. Oktay (36)
1961–62: F. Elma (21)
1962–63: M. Oktay (38)
1963–64: G. Önüt (19)
1964–65: M. Oktay (17)
1965–66: E. Adatepe (20)
1966–67: E. Adatepe (18)
1967–68: F. Zemzem (19)
1968–69: M. Oktay (17)
1969–70: F. Heper (13)
1970–71: O. Altıparmak (16)
1972–72: F. Heper (20)
1973–73: O. Arpacıoğlu (16)
1973–74: C. Turan (14)
1974–75: Ö. Kaner (14)
1975–76: A. O. Renklibay / C. Turan (17)
1976–77: N. Perekli (18)
1977–78: C. Turan (17)
1978–79: Ö. Umdu (15)
1979–80: B. Yorulmaz / M. Denizli (12)
1980–81: B. Öztürk (15)
1981–82: S. Yula (16)
1982–83: S. Yula (19)
1983–84: Hodžić (16)
1984–85: A. Yiğit (20)
1985–86: T. Çolak (33)
1986–87: T. Çolak (25)
1987–88: T. Çolak (39)
1988–89: A. Kocaman (29)
1989–90: F. Uçar (28)
1990–91: T. Çolak (31)
1991–92: A. Kocaman (25)
1992–93: T. Çolak (27)
1993–94: B. Uygun (22)
1994–95: A. Kocaman (27)
1995–96: Arveladze (25)
1996–97: H. Şükür (38)
1997–98: H. Şükür (33)
1998–99: H. Şükür (18)
1999–2000: S. Aykut (30)
2000–01: O. Yılmaz (23)
2001–02: A. Erdem / İ. Mansız (21)
2002–03: O. Yılmaz (24)
2003–04: Z. Biryol (25)
2004–05: F. Tekke (31)
2005–06: G. Ünal (25)
2006–07: Alex (19)
2007–08: S. Şentürk (17)
2008–09: Baroš (20)
2009–10: Makukula (21)
2010–11: Alex (28)
2011–12: B. Yılmaz (33)
2012–13: B. Yılmaz (24)
2013–14: Chahechouhe (17)
2014–15: Fernandão (22)
2015–16: M. Gómez (26)

Galatasaray S.K. – managers

Nikolov (1905–06)
Serdaroğlu (1907)
Armitage (1908–11)
Serdaroğlu (1911–14)
Sadi Bey (1915)
Sami Yen (1916–17)
Şahin (1919–21)
Giray (1922–23)
Kabalski (1923–24)
Hunter (1924–28)
Limbeck (1930–31)
Pagnam (1931–32)
Puddefoot (1933–36)
Baar (1937)
Szabó (1938)
Tandler (1938–39)
Hayman (1939)
Zaharczuk (1939–40)
Begget (1940–45)
Dimitriyadis (1945–46)
Swenk (1947)
Molloy (1947–49)
Lochhead (1950–52)
Kılıç (1952–53)
Székely (1953–54)
Kılıç (1954–57)
Dick (1957–58)
Remondini (1959–61)
Kılıç (1961–63)
Özarı (1963–64)
Kılıç (1964–67)
Aykaç (1967–68)
Kaloperović (1968–70)
Oktay (1970)
Özarı (1970–71)
Birch (1971–74)
Mansell (1974–75)
Howe (1975–76)
Allison (1976–77)
Demircan (1977–78)
Özarı (1978–79)
Şeren (1979–80)
Birch (1980–82)
Sümer (1982–83)
Ivić (1983–84)
Derwall (1984–87)
Denizli (1987–89)
Held (1989–90)
Denizli (1990–92)
Feldkamp (1992–93)
Hollmann (1993–94)
Saftig (1994–95)
Erkasap (1995)
Souness (1995–96)
Terim (1996–2000)
Lucescu (2000–02)
Terim (2002–04)
Hagi (2004–05)
Gerets (2005–07)
Feldkamp (2007–08)
Güler (a.i.) (2008)
Skibbe (2008–09)
Korkmaz (2009)
Rijkaard (2009–10)
Hagi (2010–11)
Ünder (2011)
Terim (2011–13)
Davala (a.i.) (2013)
Mancini (2013–14)
Prandelli (2014)
Taffarel (a.i.) (2014)
Hamzaoğlu (2014–15)
Taffarel (a.i.) (2015)
Denizli (2015–16)
Atik (a.i.) (2016)
Olde Riekerink (2016–)

Bursaspor – managers

Tucaltan (1963–66)
Kiraz (1966–68)
Tucaltan (1968–70)
Kaloperović (1970–72)
Oktay (1972–73)
Bora (1973–74)
Ertan (1974)
Gegic (1974–75)
Ertan (1975)
Bora (1976)
Omeragić (1976–78)
Bora (1978)
Tucaltan (1979)
Niş (1979)
Tucaltan (1980)
Demircan (1980–81)
Onay (1981–82)
Omeragić (1982–84)
Bora (1984)
Milić (1985)
Szarvas (1985)
Tucaltan (1986)
Kaleperoviç (1986–87)
Oral & Bür (1986)
Özden & Endersert (1987)
Omeragić (1987)
Güzelırmak (1987–88)
Özyazıcı (1988)
Gökdel (1988–89)
Vural (1989–90)
Nunweiller (1990–91)
Milić (1991)
Vural (1991–93)
Piontek (1993)
Güzelırmak (1993–94)
Bijedić (1994–96)
Bür (1996)
Milne (1996–97)
Kara (1997–98)
Ertekin (1998)
Bijedić (1998)
Akcan (1998–99)
Özberk (1999)
Batmaz (1999–00)
Vural (2000)
Berger (2000)
Bijedić (2000–02)
Arıca (2002–03)
Hagi (2003)
Kayıhan (2003–04)
Bijedić (2004)
Kalpar (2004–05)
Gündüz (2005)
Çetiner (2005–07)
İpekoğlu (2006–07)
Korkmaz (2007–08)
Aybaba (2007–08)
Kurtar (2008–09)
Sağlam (2009–13)
Karaman (2013)
Daum (2013–14)
Buz (2014)
Güneş (2014–15)
Sağlam (2015)
Hamzaoğlu (2015–)

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