Cemil Turan
Quick Facts
Biography
Cemil Turan, (born 1 January 1947 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish football player and a topscorer and current Director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy.
He debuted at Sarıyer G.K. when he was 14. He transferred first to Istanbulspor and then to Fenerbahçe, where he won 3 league championship titles (1974, 1975, 1978). He was three times league topscorer with 14 goals in 1974 and with 17 goals in 1976 and 1978. He scored 194 lifetime goals. Turan scored 19 goals at his 44 games with the Turkish national football team between 1969–1979. He ranks 4th with this notable performance still today. After his retirement in 1980, Turan served at various administrative positions first in Istanbulspor and then in Fenerbahçe. He is currently coordinator for the sporting infrastructure of Fenerbahçe.
Match-fixing Scandal
On 3 July 2011 he was taken into custody because of alleged involvement in player manipulation in several cases.
Awards
- 1962-68 Sarıyer G.K.
- 1968-72 İstanbulspor
- 1972-80 Fenerbahçe
- Turkish League: 1973-74, 1974–75, 1977–78
- Turkish Cup: 1974, 1979
- Turkish Super Cup: 1973, 1975
- Presidents Cup: 1973, 1978, 1980
- TSYD Cup: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
- Turkish League Top Scorer: 14 goals in 1973-74, 17 goals in 1975-76, 17 goals in 1977-78,