Şükrü Gülesin

Şükrü Gülesin

Association-football-player · died at 54

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Agedied at 54
Birth dateSeptember 14, 1922
BirthplaceKonstantinopolis
DiedJuly 10, 1977
ProfessionAssociation-football-player, Journalist, Association-football-coach
Height1.91 m
Zodiac signVirgo

Şükrü Gülesin — Biography

Şükrü Mustafa Gülesin (14 September 1922 – 10 July 1977) was a Turkish football player and sports journalist. Almost two meters tall, he was a strong and quick striker, as well as a free kick and penalty specialist, and played for Beşiktaş, Palermo, and Lazio throughout his career. He scored a total of 226 goals in his entire career, of which 32 came directly from corner kicks (without an assist), more than any other footballer in history. He also played for Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

He died in 1977 of heart failure.

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