Cafer Çağatay

Ali Cafer Çağatay (1899 – 24 April 1991) was a Turkish football player.[1] He played as a left back for Fenerbahçe, Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK and the Turkey national football team. He was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

Career
Fenerbahçe football team in the 1922-23 season. From left to right:
Back row - Bedri Gürsoy, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Ömer Tanyeri, İsmet Uluğ, Sabih Arca, Cafer Çağatay, Fâhir Yeniçay, Kadri Göktulga, Fâhir Yeniçay
Front row - Ragıp Mağden, Şekip Kulaksızoğlu, Alaattin Baydar.

Çağatay played for Fenerbahçe in 1915-16[2] before joining Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK, with whom he won the 1916–17 and 1917-18 Istanbul Football League Championships.[3] In 1922 he rejoined Fenerbahçe, playing for the club until 1927.[2] With Fenerbahçe he won the 1922-23 Istanbul Football League Championship and the General Harington Cup.

National team

He was a member of first Turkey national football team squad, who played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[4] He played 7 times for the national team,[5] and represented his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[6]

Personal life

Çağatay graduated from Saint Joseph High School and Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy.[7] He was the son of Turkish composer, oud virtuoso, and academic Ali Rıfat Çağatay who arranged the Turkish National Anthem.[8]

References
  1. "Cafer Çağatay". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "mujdatyetkiner.com". mujdatyetkiner.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. "Profile". Turksports.net. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. "First national match". TFF.org. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. "Profile". Turkermanga.net. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cafer Çağatay (full name: Ali Cafer Çağatay)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. "Profile". Sj.k12.tr. 1991-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  8. "Successful graduaters of S.J". Sj.k12.tr. 1991-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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