Koço Kasapoğlu (Greek: Κώστας Κασάπογλου; 15 November 1935 – 5 April 2016), also known as Yorgo or Kostas Kasapoğlu, was a Greek-Turkish football player and manager. A forward, throughout his career he was also nicknamed penaltı kralı (in English Penalty King) because he scored 500 of the 501 penalties he took in his career and is considered the best penalty taker in Turkish football history.[1]
koço, kasapoğlu, greek, Κώστας, Κασάπογλου, november, 1935, april, 2016, also, known, yorgo, kostas, kasapoğlu, greek, turkish, football, player, manager, forward, throughout, career, also, nicknamed, penaltı, kralı, english, penalty, king, because, scored, pe. Koco Kasapoglu Greek Kwstas Kasapogloy 15 November 1935 5 April 2016 also known as Yorgo or Kostas Kasapoglu was a Greek Turkish football player and manager A forward throughout his career he was also nicknamed penalti krali in English Penalty King because he scored 500 of the 501 penalties he took in his career and is considered the best penalty taker in Turkish football history 1 Koco KasapogluPersonal informationDate of birth 1935 11 15 November 15 1935Place of birthIstanbul TurkeyDate of death5 April 2016 2016 04 05 aged 80 Place of deathIstanbul TurkeyHeight1 71 m 5 ft 7 in Position s ForwardYouth career1950 1953Adalarspor1953 1954Beyoglu S K Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1954 1956Beyoglu S K 36 10 1956 1972Istanbulspor A S 386 76 International career 1956Turkey1 0 1957Turkey B1 0 Managerial career1972 1973Taksim S K Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 22 January 2018 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2018 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksClub career editKasapoglu played for Beyogluspor Istanbul S A S and Vefa SK and was considered one of the most iconic captains of Istanbulspors history 2 International career editHe capped for Turkey for once on 25 November 1956 in Praha in a 1 1 tie against Czechoslovakia 3 He also played for Turkey B national football team 3 Death editKasapoglu died on 5 April 2016 at the age of 80 He remained a lifelong fan of Istanbulspor A S 4 References edit sitesi milliyet com tr Turkiye nin lider haber Istanbulspor un efsane futbolcusu Kostas Kasapoglu hayatini kaybetti Penaltici olmayi Lefter e borcluyum a b CZECHOSLOVAKIA TURKEY Match Details TFF www tff org Kostas Kasapoglu yasamini yitirdi External links editKoco Kasapoglu at www mackolik com in Turkish Koco Kasapoglu at the Turkish Football Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koco Kasapoglu amp oldid 1194217573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
