Ahmed Şerafettin
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Valide Çeşmesi, Beşiktaş, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 1933 (aged 38–39) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1911–1925 | Beşiktaş J.K. | ||
Ahmed Şerafettin (1894–13 June 1933), colloquially known as Şeref Bey, was a Turkish football player and manager.
Being one of the notable figures of Beşiktaş J.K., Şeref Bey was the first club captain and manager of the club, who coached football department of club between 1911 and 1925, winning Istanbul Turkish Training Union League twice (1920 and 1921), and Istanbul Football League once (1923–24).[1]
Biography
Ahmed Şeraffettin was born in 1894, Valide Çeşme, Beşiktaş,
Turkish Independence War and the Turkish Republic formed in 1923, he entered his team into the Istanbul Football League. In 1924 he led them to a championship. The team came in 3rd place the next year and Şeref Bey retired, but was still active with the club. He started a project to build the club a new stadium. The stadium opened in 1933, but Şeref Bey became very ill and died a few months later. In his honor, the club named the stadium Şeref Stadium. Beşiktaş played there, until 1947, when they moved to İsmet İnönü Stadium. Şeref Bey's stature was erected in March, 2008 in Beşiktaş
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See also
References
- ^ "BJK Futbol Şeref Tablosu" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.