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Lefter Küçükandonyadis (Greek: Λευτέρης Αντωνιάδης, Lefteris Antoniadis;[7] 22 December 1925 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish professional footballer of Greek descent, who played as a forward. He is often recognized as one of the greatest strikers to play for Fenerbahçe and Turkey.[8] Having won several regional and national championship titles with Fenerbahçe and becoming Turkish top scorer twice in his career, he left an imprint on the history of the club. Lefter is one of a few players whose names are included in the Fenerbahçe Anthem. He was also known as "Ordinaryüs" (professor of professors) in Turkey.[9]

Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Lefter in 1958
Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-12-22)22 December 1925
Place of birth	Büyükada,[1] Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death	13 January 2012(2012-01-13) (aged 86)
Place of death	Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Inside left
Youth career
1938–1941	Taksim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1943	Taksim[2]	29	(9)
1947–1951	Fenerbahçe[2]	55	(38)
1951–1952	Fiorentina[2]	29	(4)
1952–1953	Nice[3]	12	(2)
1953–1964	Fenerbahçe[2]	245	(140)
1964	AEK Athens[4]	5	(2)
1967–1968	Boluspor[2]	13	(2)
Total		388	(197)
National team
1943	Turkey U21[5][6]	3	(1)
1947	Turkey B[5][6]	1	(0)
1948–1963	Turkey[5][6]	46	(21)
Teams managed
1965	Egaleo
1965–1966	Johannesburg
1966–1967	Samsunspor
1967–1968	Orduspor
1968–1969	Mersin İdman Yurdu
1969–1970	Boluspor
1970	Samsunspor
1970–1971	Sivasspor
1972	Samsunspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lefter started his footballing career on Büyükada (an island in Istanbul) but professionally played first with Taksim SK, a club based in the European part of Istanbul. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1947, achieving instant success. He won the National Division championship in 1950, his first nationwide championship title with the club, becoming the Turkish top scorer in the same edition.[10] He was one of the first Turkish footballers to play abroad, playing during 1951–1953 for ACF Fiorentina in Italy and OGC Nice in France. Returning to Fenerbahçe, he won two Istanbul League titles and later, after the start of the Turkish Super League, three Turkish League (1959, 1961 and 1964) titles. In the 1947–48 and 1953–54 seasons, he became the leading goalscorer of the Istanbul League.[11] Overall, he scored a total of 423 goals in 615 games for Fenerbahçe. After ending his career in Turkey in 1964, he played a single season in Greece with AEK Athens at the age of 39. He scored twice in an away 7–1 victory against Apollon Smyrnis and became the eldest goalscorer in the history of the club. These goals also made his the eldest goalscorer in the history of Greek Championship, until he was surpassed by Tasos Mitropoulos in 1997.[12] He participated in only five games in the season, as an injury in the match against Iraklis forced his retirement.

International career

Küçükandonyadis was capped 46 times for the Turkish national football team, 9 as the captain. He also played at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[13] and the 1954 FIFA World Cup netting in two goals, one against West Germany and the other against South Korea. He scored 21 goals for the national team and was the top scorer for Turkey until overtaken by Hakan Şükür. He was the first Turkish football player to receive the "Golden Honor Medal" from the Turkish Football Federation for having played for the national selection in 50 international matches.[14]

Managerial career

Lefter coached Egaleo in Greece and Johannesburg in South Africa.[15] He later returned to Turkey to coach clubs, mostly Samsunspor, Orduspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, and Boluspor.

After football

His statue was erected next to the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium in 2009.[15] He was buried in the Greek Orthodox cemetery on his native island.[7]

Personal life

Lefter was born to Christofis Antoniadis, a fisherman, and Argyro Antoniadis on the island of Büyükada in Istanbul. He grew up with ten brothers and sisters, and was of Greek descent. One of his brothers, Panagis Antoniadis, played for Pera Club. His family took part in the exodus of ethnic Greeks from Turkey during his childhood - except for his father. Due to his small stature, the Turks gave him the nickname Küçük, Turkish for "The Small", and Lefter added it to his surname – Küçükandonyadis, meaning "The Small Antoniadis". He was married to a fellow Greek woman, Stavriani Bekiari, and they had three children.[7][5]

Honours

Club

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 1959, 1960–61, 1963–64
• National Division: 1950
• Istanbul Football League: 1947–48, 1956–57, 1958–59
• Atatürk Cup: 1963–64

Individual

• Turkish League top scorer: 1950, 1957–58
• Istanbul League top scorer: 1947–48, 1953–54
• Turkish Footballer of the Year: 1955

References

Bibliography

External links

• Official website of Fenerbahçe SK (in Turkish and English)

На других языках

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[de] Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Lefter Küçükandonyadis (griechisch Λευτέρης Αντωνιάδης .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Lefteris Antoniadis; * 22. Dezember 1925 in Büyükada,[1] Istanbul; † 13. Januar 2012 in Şişli, Istanbul) war ein griechischstämmiger türkischer Fußballspieler. Durch seine langjährige, erfolgreichen und sportlichen Leistungen für Fenerbahçe Istanbul gilt er als Fenerbahçe-Sportlegende,[2] auch der türkischen Fußball-Geschichte. Er ist einer von fünf Spielern, die namentlich in dem offiziellen Fenerbahçe-Marsch Erwähnung finden.[3]

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- [en] Lefter Küçükandonyadis

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[es] Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Lefter Küçükandonyadis, (Estambul, 22 de diciembre de 1924-Estambul, 13 de enero de 2012),[1] fue un jugador de fútbol turco, reconocido como uno de los más grandes futbolistas del Fenerbahçe y de la selección de fútbol de Turquía.

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[fr] Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Lefter Küçükandonyadis (grec : Λευτέρης Αντωνιάδης, Lefteris Antoniadis), né le 22 décembre 1925 à Istanbul et mort le 13 janvier 2012[1], est un footballeur turc. Son père était un pêcheur grec. Sa mère s'appelait Argiro.

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[it] Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Lefter Küçükandonyadis (Istanbul, 22 dicembre 1925 – Istanbul, 13 gennaio 2012) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore turco, di ruolo attaccante, che ha militato nelle massime divisioni di Turchia, Italia, Francia e Grecia.

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[ru] Кючюкандонядис, Лефтер

Ле́фтер Кючюкандоня́дис (тур. Lefter Küçükandonyadis), урождённый Лефте́рис Антониа́дис (греч. Λευτέρης Αντωνιάδης; 22 декабря 1925 (1925-12-22), Бююкада — 13 января 2012, Шишли, Турция) — турецкий футболист греческого происхождения, нападающий, участник Олимпийских игр 1948 года, чемпионата мира 1954 года.

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