Koço Kasapoğlu
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Koço Kasapoğlu (Greek: Κώστας Κασάπογλου; 15 November 1935 – 5 April 2016), also known as Yorgo or Kostas Kasapoğlu, was a Greek-Turkish football player and manager. A forward, throughout his career he was also nicknamed penaltı kralı (in English Penalty King) because he scored 500 of the 501 penalties he took in his career and is considered the best penalty taker in Turkish football history.[1]
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Date of birth | (1935-11-15)November 15, 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 5 April 2016(2016-04-05) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1953 | Adalarspor | ||
1953–1954 | Beyoğlu S.K. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1956 | Beyoğlu S.K. | 36 | (10) |
1956–1972 | İstanbulspor A.Ş. | 386 | (76) |
International career‡ | |||
1956 | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
1957 | Turkey B | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1973 | Taksim S.K. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2018 |
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