İsmail Kurt

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

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.

Personal life

İsmail is the brother of the footballer Metin Kurt.

Death

Kurt died on 27 February 2017 and had a ceremony arranged by Fenerbahçe.

Honours

Galatasaray

• Istanbul Football League: 1957–58

Fenerbahçe

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

External links

• İsmail Kurt at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• İsmail Kurt at the Turkish Football Federation