Mustafa Elkatipzade

Mustafa Elkatipzade (1889 – 4 March 1967) was a Turkish football manager. He managed Fenerbahçe between 1921 and 1924^[1] He won the 1922–23 Istanbul League Championship. He was also the manager of the General Harington Cup squad.^[2]

Mustafa Elkatipzade

Personal information
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Tunisia
Date of death	4 March 1967(1967-03-04) (aged 77–78)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Managerial career
Years	Team
1921–1924	Fenerbahçe

He founded the first youth team in Turkish football history.^[3] He also founded the Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy and managed the youngsters between 1909 and 1911.^[4] Zeki Rıza Sporel, Hasan Kamil Sporel and Hikmet Topuzer played in the academy under his management.

He was also a member of the Committee of Union and Progress and is known for sacking all the players who refused to join the army during the Turkish War of Independence.^[5]

He died on 4 March 1967.^[3]