Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu

Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu (1886 – 28 November 1942) was a Turkish footballer, poet, and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club. His grandfather was Serdar-ı Ekrem Ömer Pasha and his father was Ömer Muzaffer Bey. He lost his mother during childhood. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1905 and became the first Turkish captain of Galatasaray SK.[1][2][3]

Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu
Personal information
Full name Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 28 November 1942(1942-11-28) (aged 56)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s) Left wingback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1914 Galatasaray
Managerial career
1906–1907 Galatasaray
1911–1914 Galatasaray
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a poet, he was a pioneer of the Fecr-i Âtî ("Dawn of the Future") movement, one of three movements of early Turkish literature. His poems Kin (1910) and Hisarlara Karşı are especially well known.

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Galatasaray SK

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