Kemal Güleş (born 1999) is a Turkish amputee footballer who plays as a forward. He is a member of the Turkey national amputee football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1999 (age 24–25) | ||
| Place of birth | Şırnak, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Etimesgut BS | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Turkey | |||
Medal record | |||
Kemal Güleş was born in Şırnak, Turkey in 1999. As a result of a rockslide accident at a construction site in 2011,[2] his left leg was amputated below the knee after treatment in hospitals in Şırnak, Diyarbakır and Ankara.[1]
Sport career
editHe was introduced into amputee football by ampute footballer Osman Çakmak during his stay in the rehabilitation hospital in Ankara.[1][2] He remembers that he fell around hundred times during the first training.[1] He became an amputee footballer, and finally was admitted to the Turkey national team.[1][2]
Honours
edit- European Championship
- Winners (2): 2017, 20121
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Futbolun aslan yürekli şampiyonları". Gazete Oksijen (in Turkish). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Özmüş, Sinan (22 March 2021). "Ampute Milli Futbol Takımı'nın oyuncusu Kemal Güleş hayallerinin peşinde koşuyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 October 2022.