Alaattin Baydar

Alaattin Baydar (1901 – 13 July 1990) was a Turkish football player, who played for Fenerbahçe.^{[1][failed verification]} Born in İstanbul, he played as a right winger and right forward and was called Alâ.^[2] He was the younger brother of Nasuhi Baydar, who was a founding member of Fenerbahçe.^[3]

Alaattin Baydar

Personal information
Date of birth	1901 (1901)
Place of birth	İstanbul, Turkey
Date of death	13 July 1990 (1990-07-14)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1916–1934	Fenerbahçe	324	(362)
International career
1923–1928	Turkey MNT	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 18 years for Fenerbahçe between 1916-34. He is ranked third in Fenerbahçe history with 362 goals in 324 matches, he also scored 24 goals in 39 matches against Galatasaray.^[4][5] He won the 1920–21, 1922-23 Istanbul League Championships as a player, he furthermore won the 1963–64 and 1964-65 Turkish League Championships as a president. He was a member of the General Harrington Cup squad.^[6]

He was a member of the first Turkey national football team that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.^[7] He played 16 times for the national team.^[8] He was included in the national squads that competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.^[9]

References

1. "Türkçe Bilgi: İsmet Uluğ". Türkçe Bilgi.
2. . Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
3. "Türkçe Bilgi: Alaattin Baydar". Türkçe Bilgi.
4. . Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
5. . Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
6. "Fenerbahçe in Turkish Independence War".
7. . Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
8. . Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
9. "Alaattin Baydar". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

External links

• Alaattin Baydar at the Turkish Football Federation
• Alaattin Baydar at EU-Football.info