Reha Eken

Mehmet Reha Eken (1 January 1925 – 19 August 2013) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward. He was strongly associated with Galatasaray Istanbul because of his long career at the club. On fan club pages he is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history.^{[citation needed]} In his four stakes for the Turkey national team, he scored six goals and has with 1.5 the best goal / game ratio of any Turkey national team player. He was also part of Turkey's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[1]

Reha Eken

Personal information
Full name	Mehmet Reha Eken
Date of birth	(1925-01-01)1 January 1925
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death	19 August 2013(2013-08-19) (aged 88)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1944–1954	Galatasaray	102	(60)
1954–1955	Emniyet	18	(7)
Total		120	(67)
International career
1948–1950	Turkey	4	(6)
Managerial career
1957–1958	Karşıyaka S.K.
1958–1959	Göztepe S.K.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His two brothers Danyal Vuran and Bülent Eken were also active as players at Galatasaray.

Death

Eken died on 19 August 2013 in Istanbul at the age of 88.^[2]

References

1. "Reha Eken". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
2. "Reha Eken'i kaybettik" [Striker Reha Eken dies aged 88] (in Turkish). milliyet.com.tr. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.