İsmail Kurt

İsmail Kurt (1 January 1934 – 27 February 2017) was a Turkish football player, who played as a defender, and manager. Kurt was best known for his stints with rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, and with the latter he won three Süper Lig titles.^[1]

İsmail Kurt

Personal information
Date of birth	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934
Place of birth	Karakoç, Turkey
Date of death	27 February 2017(2017-02-27) (aged 83)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1960	Galatasaray	64	(0)
1960–1966	Fenerbahçe	116	(0)
1966–1968	Vefa	5	(0)
Total		185	(0)
International career
1957	Turkey B	1	(0)
1958–1965	Turkey	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

İsmail is the brother of the footballer Metin Kurt.^[2]

Death

Kurt died on 27 February 2017 and had a ceremony arranged by Fenerbahçe.^[3]

Honours

Galatasaray

• Istanbul Football League: 1957–58

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 1961–1962, 1963–64, 1964–65