Bülent Esel (23 July 1927 – 17 August 2004) was a Turkey international football forward who played for clubs in Turkey and Italy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bülent Aziz Esel | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Izmir, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 2004 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Izmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1943 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| 1943–1948 | Ankaragücü | ||
| 1948–1950 | Beşiktaş | 26 | (25) |
| 1950–1951 | Adaletspor | ||
| 1951–1954 | SPAL | 78 | (25) |
| 1954–1957 | Beşiktaş | 24 | (10) |
| 1957–1958 | Vefa | 18 | (5) |
| 1958–1964 | Altınordu | 123 | (24) |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Turkey | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Izmir, Esel began playing youth football for Kırıkkalespor. He played senior football for Kırıkkalespor and Ankaragücü before moving to Italy in 1951, where he would make 78 appearances and scored 25 goals during three seasons in Serie A for SPAL 1907.
Esel returned to Turkey and spent the remainder of his career with Beşiktaş J.K., Vefa S.K. and Altınordu S.K.
Esel made four appearances for the Turkey national football team from 1949 to 1950.
Personal
editEsel died on 17 August 2004.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Esel'i Son Yolculuğuna Uğurladık" (in Turkish). BJK-1903.net. 19 August 2004. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
External links
edit- Bülent Esel at the Turkish Football Federation
- Bülent Esel at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio.it
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