Naci Erdem
Naci Erdem ( born January 28, 1931 in Istanbul ) is a former Turkish football player and coach. Through his many years of service for Fenerbahce he is strongly associated with this club. Fan club page and he is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history. It also applies to Fatih Karagümrük as a symbolic figure, where he worked as a player, coach and as club president. He belonged to the squad of Turkey during the World Cup 1954.
Playing career
Association
Erdem started playing football in the street and then played a short time in the youth of Fatih Karagümrük. Subsequently, he was included in the senior squad and sat down quickly as a regular player. Karagümrük was at that time the big three Istanbul clubs Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş Istanbul and Galatasaray equal and had several national players in their ranks. For this club he played until 1953, and has already had to begin his military service before one year. In the first year an activity for Karagümrük was still possible in the second year of his military service no longer. He played in 1953 in the Military League for the crew of the air defenses, the Havagücü.
In the same year he moved to Fenerbahçe. Here he fought his way to immediately secured a regular place and was with his team twice champion of regional discharged İstanbul Futbol Ligi. In the summer of 1959, one erlang the first championship of the newly established and nationally designed Süper Lig Two years managed the team the championship again to decide for themselves. Erdem was the last year working as a team captain at Fenerbahçe. In the winter of 1962 he was injured at the end of his career Fenerbahçe known.
After recovering from his injuries were better than expected, he decided to make a comeback. He started a new beginning at the then first division Beyoğluspor. After this association end of the season but missed the league to Erdem opted for a change.
For the season 1964/65 he was hired by Galatasaray Istanbul. Again, he immediately became a regular player and has already won in his first season for the first time in his career Player of the Turkish Football Cup. After he was active for another season for the Red - Yellow and won the Turkish Cup football again, he finished his final active football playing career.
In 1966 he took over the second division Edirnespor as player-coach and a year still partially active as a player.
National
Erdem was attended by the Turkish national team at the 1954 World Cup. Here they finished at the end of the group stage on points with the German team into second place. Although you had the better goal, it was decided by the then regime of the Second Group by a play between these two teams. In this encounter, the 7:2 Germany decided in his favor, Erdem made his international debut.
From then on he was one of the players, have been called, with some exceptions, regularly the national team. He played for Turkey in the qualifying rounds for the first time discharged European Championship in 1960, the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the European Championships in 1964 and the World Cup 1966. He completed a total of 34 matches for the Ay- Yıldızlılar and denied three of these games as team captain.
After the disastrous 0-6 home defeat in the 1966 World Cup qualifying match against the Czechoslovakian selection, he was not nominated for the Nationalmmanschaft.
Coaching career
Following his playing career he coached several teams in the lower leagues Turkish.
Achievements
- Fenerbahce: İstanbul Futbol Ligi (2): 1956/57, 1958/59
- Süper Lig ( 2): 1959, 1960/61,
- Galatasaray: Vice- champion of the Süper Lig (1): 1965/66
- Turkish Cup winners ( 2): 1964 /65 1965/66
- Turkish national team: Participation in the 1954 World Cup