Hakkı Yeten, (3 December 1910 – 16 April 1989) was a Turkish football player and president of the Istanbul-based football club Beşiktaş J.K., which he also coached. He is one of the most important names in Beşiktaş history.
He made Beşiktaş strong in character and club basis and has many records. He is still the football player who scored the most goals in Beşiktaş's history and scored the most in derbies. Its name is kept alive in Beşiktaş's infrastructure facilities.[1] In addition, the east tribune of Vodafone Park, which was opened in 2016, was named Baba Hakkı Tribune.[2]
Yeten was born in 1910 at Vodina, in the Salonica Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Greece). His father, a major in the Ottoman Army moved his family of six children to Istanbul, settling in the Beşiktaş district when Yeten was a year old. In 1914, Yeten's father was killed in the Battle of Gallipoli. Yeten went on to attend military high school, as his two elder brothers did before him.
Yeten was attracted to football after his eldest brother, Muhtar, a multi-talented sportsman) introduced him to the sport. Yeten played in the school team, and was discovered soon by Beşiktaş J.K. club managers. He was one of the founders of Karagümrük and played for them between 1926 and 1931. In 1931, Yeten dropped out of school and joined Beşiktaş.
He played for Beşiktaş for 17 years mostly in the second striker position, contributing to its numerous victories. Declared as permanent captain, he led Beşiktaş to 8 Istanbul League Champions, 3 Istanbul Cups, one İzmir International Fair Cup, 3 National League Champions, one Turkish Champion, 2 Prime Minister Cups and 4 Private Cups. Yeten was capped only three times for the Turkey national football team due to World War II.[3] His fame became international, and eventually the English team Arsenal showed and interest in him. However, Yeten preferred to stay in Turkey. Yeten scored 382 goals in 439 games. He quit football as a player in 1948 after fans hooted him during a match.
He was appointed coach in the 1948–1949 season, and served once again as manager in the 1950–1951 season.
Yeten studied Law, graduating in 1937. He became a legal advisor for a state owned bank. After his retirement from the active sports, he served as Vice Chairman of the Turkish Football Federation, and acted as president of Beşiktaş J.K. for three terms in 1960–1963, 1964–1966 and 1967–1968. In 1984, he backed Süleyman Seba in the elections, who became club president.
Called "Baba" ("Father") Hakkı, he was elected the first honorary president of his club before he died on April 17, 1989, in Istanbul. He was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[3]
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Hakki Yeten 3 December 1910 16 April 1989 was a Turkish football player and president of the Istanbul based football club Besiktas J K which he also coached He is one of the most important names in Besiktas history Hakki YetenYeten in the 1940 1941 seasonPersonal informationDate of birth3 December 1910Place of birthVodina Ottoman EmpireDate of death16 April 1989 aged 78 79 Place of deathIstanbul TurkeyPosition s Second strikerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1931 1948Besiktas439 382 International career1931 1936Turkey3 1 Managerial career1949Besiktas1950 1951Besiktas Club domestic league appearances and goalsHe made Besiktas strong in character and club basis and has many records He is still the football player who scored the most goals in Besiktas s history and scored the most in derbies Its name is kept alive in Besiktas s infrastructure facilities 1 In addition the east tribune of Vodafone Park which was opened in 2016 was named Baba Hakki Tribune 2 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Career statistics 2 1 International goals 3 Honours 3 1 Player 3 2 Manager 3 3 President 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editYeten was born in 1910 at Vodina in the Salonica Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire present day Greece His father a major in the Ottoman Army moved his family of six children to Istanbul settling in the Besiktas district when Yeten was a year old In 1914 Yeten s father was killed in the Battle of Gallipoli Yeten went on to attend military high school as his two elder brothers did before him Yeten was attracted to football after his eldest brother Muhtar a multi talented sportsman introduced him to the sport Yeten played in the school team and was discovered soon by Besiktas J K club managers He was one of the founders of Karagumruk and played for them between 1926 and 1931 In 1931 Yeten dropped out of school and joined Besiktas He played for Besiktas for 17 years mostly in the second striker position contributing to its numerous victories Declared as permanent captain he led Besiktas to 8 Istanbul League Champions 3 Istanbul Cups one Izmir International Fair Cup 3 National League Champions one Turkish Champion 2 Prime Minister Cups and 4 Private Cups Yeten was capped only three times for the Turkey national football team due to World War II 3 His fame became international and eventually the English team Arsenal showed and interest in him However Yeten preferred to stay in Turkey Yeten scored 382 goals in 439 games He quit football as a player in 1948 after fans hooted him during a match He was appointed coach in the 1948 1949 season and served once again as manager in the 1950 1951 season Yeten studied Law graduating in 1937 He became a legal advisor for a state owned bank After his retirement from the active sports he served as Vice Chairman of the Turkish Football Federation and acted as president of Besiktas J K for three terms in 1960 1963 1964 1966 and 1967 1968 In 1984 he backed Suleyman Seba in the elections who became club president Called Baba Father Hakki he was elected the first honorary president of his club before he died on April 17 1989 in Istanbul He was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery 3 Career statistics editInternational goals edit Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 27 September 1931 Vasil Levski National Stadium Sofia Bulgaria nbsp Bulgaria 5 1 Lost Balkan CupCorrect as of 10 February 2010 4 Honours editPlayer edit Besiktas Istanbul Football League 1933 34 1938 39 1939 40 1940 41 1941 42 1942 43 1944 45 1945 46 Turkish Football Championship 1934 Turkish National Division 1941 1944 1947 Prime Minister s Cup 1944 1947Individual Istanbul Football League Top Scorer 1931 32 1932 33 1933 34 Turkish National Division Top Scorer 1939 1941 1944 Besiktas all time scorer 382 goal Besiktas Fenerbahce rivalry top goal scorer 32 goal Besiktas Galatasaray rivalry top goal scorer 29 goal Besiktas J K Squads of Century Golden Team 5 Manager edit Besiktas Istanbul Football League 1950 51 Turkish Football Championship 1951President edit Besiktas Turkish 1 Football League 1965 66 Turkish 1 Football League 1966 67 6 Presidential Cup 1967See also editList of one club menReferences edit Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu Vodafone Park a b Danas Ali 2011 04 16 Besiktas ta Baba Hakki anildi Hurriyet in Turkish Retrieved 2011 10 15 Profile at TFF org Besiktas J K Squads of Century Golden Team Besiktas J K Official Web Site External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hakki Yeten Biography in Turkish Besiktas JK website coach list in English Besiktas JK website president list in EnglishSporting positionsPreceded byNuri Togay President of Besiktas JK1960 1963 Succeeded bySelahattin AkelPreceded bySelahattin Akel President of Besiktas JK1964 1966 Succeeded byHasan SalmanPreceded byHasan Salman President of Besiktas JK1967 1968 Succeeded byTalat Asal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hakki Yeten amp oldid 1187549560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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