Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu | ||
Date of birth | August 23, 1941 | ||
Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1961-1976 | Altay | 46 | (16) |
1960-1972 | Galatasaray | 222 | (70) |
1972-1974 | Sakaryaspor | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
1959 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (1) |
1963–1964 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (4) |
1965–1969 | Turkey | 19 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu (born 23 August 1941) [1] is a retired Turkish professional footballer. Elmastaşoğlu is best known for his 12 year stint with Galatasaray from 1960-1972. He helped Galatasaray win 5 Süper Ligs, 4 Turkish Cups, and 2 Turkish Super Cups. [2]
Elmastaşoğlu was a youth international for Turkey, and represented the senior Turkey team 19 times. [3] He debuted for Turkey in a 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification 1-0 loss to Portugal on 19 April 1964. [4]
Elmastaşoğlu's brothers, Ayfer and Nail, were also professional footballers. [2]
Galatasaray
Turkey