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Bülent Eken (26 October 1923 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish footballer and coach.[1] He played most of his career at Galatasaray SK, but also played for Salernitana and Palermo in Italy. After his career he became a manager and he coached in Italy, In 1967, he went to Turkey as an assistant coach for Galatasaray SK. He coached the Turkey national football team during 1962.[2] He represented his country at the 1948 Summer Olympics[3] and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[4] Eken died on 25 July 2016,[5] nineteen days after the death of his teammate Turgay Şeren.

Bülent Eken

Personal information
Full name	Bülent Eken
Date of birth	(1923-10-26)26 October 1923
Place of birth	Mersin, Turkey
Date of death	25 July 2016(2016-07-25) (aged 92)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1950	Galatasaray	140	(56)
1950–1951	Salernitana	21	(1)
1951–1952	Palermo	17	(0)
1952–1955	Galatasaray	12	(0)
Total		190	(57)
National team
1948–1954	Turkey	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Galatasaray

• Istanbul Football League: 1948–49, 1954–55

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Gündüz Kılıç	Galatasaray S.K. Captain 1953-1954	Succeeded by Muzaffer Tokaç

На других языках

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- [en] Bülent Eken

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[fr] Bülent Eken

Bülent Eken (né le 26 octobre 1923 à Mersin (province de Mersin) et mort le 25 juillet 2016 à Istanbul[1]) est un footballeur et entraîneur turc.

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[it] Bülent Eken

Bülent Eken (Mersin, 26 ottobre 1923 – Istanbul, 25 luglio 2016) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore turco, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Экен, Бюлент

Бюле́нт Эке́н (тур. Bülent Eken; 26 октября 1923, Мерсин, Турция — 25 июля 2016, Стамбул) — турецкий футболист и тренер.

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