Reha Eken
Turkish footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mehmet Reha Eken (1 January 1925 – 19 August 2013) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward. He was strongly associated with Galatasaray Istanbul because of his long career at the club. On fan club pages he is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history.[citation needed] In his four stakes for the Turkey national team, he scored six goals and has with 1.5 the best goal / game ratio of any Turkey national team player. He was also part of Turkey's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mehmet Reha Eken | ||
Date of birth | (1925-01-01)1 January 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 19 August 2013(2013-08-19) (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1954 | Galatasaray | 102 | (60) |
1954–1955 | Emniyet | 18 | (7) |
Total | 120 | (67) | |
International career | |||
1948–1950 | Turkey | 4 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
1957–1958 | Karşıyaka S.K. | ||
1958–1959 | Göztepe S.K. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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His two brothers Danyal Vuran and Bülent Eken were also active as players at Galatasaray.