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"Aslan" Nihat Asım Bekdik (1902 – 21 June 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray.[2] He also represented Turkey on 21 occasions, captaining them 10 times, and played for Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

Nihat Bekdik

Personal information
Full name	Nihat Asım Bekdik
Date of birth	1902
Place of birth	Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	21 June 1972(1972-06-21) (aged 70)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1914–1916	Galatasaray SK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1916–1936[1]	Galatasaray SK	268
National team
1923–1932	Turkey	21	(1)
Teams managed
1929	Galatasaray SK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sporting career

Football

Nihat was born in Istanbul and played his entire career as a defense player for Galatasaray SK, playing 268 games between 1916 and 1936. Like many other Galatasaray SK players at that time, he was a student of the Galatasaray High School and started playing football at the Grand Cour of the Galatasaray High School at the age of 10. He was selected to Galatasaray A2 team when he was 12. Two years later he started to do athletics for the next four years. He won the Istanbul Football League sixth times as captain of the team in 1928 and 1936.

Other sports

He was also a very good triple jumper and high jumper. In 1923 he set new Turkish records at triple jump (11.92m) and high jump (1.58m). After his football career he continued doing sports in equestrian, rowing and swimming. With his Boat "Aslan" he won numerous cups.

Political career

Between 1957 and 1960 he was in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a member of the Democratic Party.

Aslan

Because of a lion badge at his sweat suit and his fabulous performances on the pitch, the spectators called him "Aslan" which means "Lion" in Turkish. Later "Aslan" became the nickname of the club Galatasaray SK.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 October 1927	Istanbul, Turkey	Bulgaria	3–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

As player

• Galatasaray SK
  • Istanbul Football League: 6
    • 1921–1922, 1924–1925, 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1928–1929, 1930–1931
  • Istanbul Cup (football): 1
    • 1933

As manager

• Galatasaray SK
  • Istanbul Football League: 1
    • 1928–1929

See also

• List of one-club men

References

External links

• Profile at Sports-reference

На других языках

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[de] Nihat Bekdik

Nihat Bekdik (* 17. März 1902 in Istanbul; † 21. Juni 1972 ebenda[1]) war ein türkischer Fußballspieler. Durch seine langjährige Tätigkeit für Galatasaray Istanbul wird er sehr stark mit diesem Verein assoziiert. Auf Fan- und Vereinsseiten wird er als einer der bedeutendsten und beliebtesten Spieler der Klubgeschichte aufgefasst.[2] Die Zuschauer und seine Mitspieler nannten ihn Aslan Nihat (deutsch Nihat der Löwe).

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- [en] Nihat Bekdik

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[fr] Nihat Bekdik

Nihat Asım Bekdik (né le 17 mars 1902[1] à Constantinople, à l'époque dans l'Empire ottoman, aujourd'hui Istamboul en Turquie, et mort le 21 juin 1972 dans la même ville) est un joueur de football international turc, qui évoluait au poste de défenseur, avant de devenir ensuite entraîneur.

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[it] Nihat Bekdik

Nihat Bekdik (Istanbul, 17 marzo 1902 – Istanbul, 21 giugno 1972) è stato un calciatore turco, di ruolo difensore centrale.

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[ru] Бекдик, Нихат

Нихат Асым Бекдик (тур. Nihat Asım Bekdik; 1902 год — 21 июня 1972) — турецкий футболист, игравший на позиции защитника.

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