Şazi Tezcan (1907–1962) was a Turkish football player and referee. He became Turkey's first referee to officiate an international match, and became a FIFA referee in 1948.
 Tezcan in 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Şazi Tezcan | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1962 (aged 54–55) | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kasımpaşa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beykoz | ||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editBorn in 1907 in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul),[1] Tezcan played as a goalkeeper for Darüşşafaka, Kasımpaşa, and Beykoz.[2] He was also a physical education teacher at the Commercial High School.[2] In 1928 Tezcan broke his arm, and was unable to continue playing football and working as a teacher.[2]
Refereeing career
editIn 1932, Tezcan attended the Turkish Football Federation's first training courses for referees, obtaining his diploma and starting his refereeing career.[2] On 28 November 1937, Tezcan officiated a match at the Taksim Stadium between Fenerbahçe and Greek side AEK, which ended in a 3–2 win for AEK.[2] Tezcan expelled Esad'ı of Fenerbahçe, despite yellow and red cards not existing at the time;[3] the referee was punished with a lifetime ban.[2] The Istanbul District Disciplinary Board overturned the decision on 5 March 1938.[3]
On 1 October 1940, a new law was enacted in Turkey where referees were officially licensed: Tezcan was given the first "national referee" license.[2] On 4 May 1947, Tezcan refereed an international game between Lebanon and Syria at the Beirut Municipal Stadium,[4] becoming the first Turkish referee to officiate a match between two international sides.[2] He became a FIFA referee in 1948, earning the FIFA badge.[2]
Death
editTezcan died in 1962.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Şazi Tezcan - Spordb". spordb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Karakuş, Anıl (22 December 2017). "İlk Milli hakemimiz Şazi Tezcan". gzt.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b Görgün, Ege (31 October 2011). "Aynı anda hem hakemdi hem spor yazarı: B. Şazi Tezcan". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ K., A. (3 May 1947). "Cinq minutes aveq M. Tezcan arbitre international". Le-Jour.