Suat Mamat

İsmail Suat Mamat ( born November 8, 1930 in Istanbul ) is a former Turkish football player and coach. Through his many years of service for Galatasaray Istanbul, he is strongly associated with this club. On fan and club sides, he is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history. Mamat was one of the first footballers of Turkey that could achieve spectacular goals by overhead kick. He also was known for his good athleticism for his handsome head balls. In the 1950s, several newspapers gave out two football posters, which showed Mamat once during an overhead kick and once during a diving header Balls. These two posters adorned until the early 1980s, the walls of many Kıraathanes (German Teeshäuser ). Because of his athleticism mentioned he became famous as an artist Suat times to players.

  • 3.1 As a player
  • 3.2 As a coach

Playing career

Association

Mamat began playing football in the street and then played at Bakırkoy Sümerspor. In 1949 he moved from here to the capital at that giants Ankara Demirspor. The decisive factor in this change was the fact that the older brother Suat Mamats, Nevzat Mamat, worked as a keeper at this club. In Demirspor Suat Mamat played for three seasons and subsequently joined in the summer of 1952 to Galatasaray. This change was ridiculed by the press as incorrect purchasing, because at that time for the trade press had to be a great footballer of powerful build. Furthermore, a close-fitting football was played at that time. Mamat was large for its time with its 182 cm tall, but had a slender physique. Mamat himself had in the years before his body strengthened through targeted strength training. At Galatasaray, he convinced, contrary to expectations, the trade press, right off the bat. With his teammates İsfendiyar Açıksöz, Metin Oktay, Kadri Aytaç and Güngör Okay he put the now legendary designated offensive department Galatasaray. This five- dominated offensive football in Turkey in the 1950s and had a significant share of the three championships of the İstanbul Futbol Ligi.

In the summer of 1959 Mamat expressed the desire to want to leave Galatasaray. Galatasaray offered him then the possibility to move abroad if he could find an interested buyer. Interest showed the Italian giants Lazio, who invited him for a trial. Mamat took part in the trial, but initially could not agree on contract terms with Lazio. Nevertheless, he acted with Galatasaray already his transfer from and bought himself free. After the move to Lazio failed because of differences, he decided with other clubs in Spain to negotiate, including Valencia and Atlético Madrid. In Spain, arrived he took part in a trial at FC Barcelona, negotiated in parallel, but also with FC Valencia and Betis Sevilla. Mamat had the decisive match between the Turkish national team and the Spanish national team scored the decisive goal for Turkey during qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in 1954 and was therefore known in Spain. The change Mamats abroad but failed, so he returned to Turkey and extended with Galatasaray.

From the summer of 1959 he took part with Galatasaray at the newly founded and nationally designed Süper Lig. In the seasons 1961/62 and 1962 /63 Turkish league was won. During the time until the summer Mamat repeatedly complained about the low salary he received from Galatasaray. He pointed several times to change his intentions when his salary does not increase. In his words, he let deeds and changed after they won the championship in the summer of 1953 to league rivals Beşiktaş Istanbul. In this club he played for four seasons and won long for the seasons 1965/66 and 1966/67, again the Turkish championship.

For the 1967/68 season he moved to another Istanbul club to Vefa Istanbul. Here he played another two seasons and finished in the summer of 1969 his active professional football playing career.

National

Mamat was first nominated as part of the qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 1954 for the Turkish selection. Turkey had here against Spain two relegation matches contest whose winner would qualify for the World Cup. Mamat made ​​his national team debut on March 14, 1954 in a 1-0 first-leg win in Istanbul. In the return match Mamat scored one of two goals for Turkey, bringing the Turkey qualified with a final score of 2-2 for the first time in history the Association for a World Cup. During the World Cup he came two appearances, scoring three goals. A hit he succeeded in the 4-1 defeat against the German team and two goals in a 7-0 win against South Korea. This is Mamat with three goals along with Burhan Sargun and Ilhan Mansiz the top scorer of his country in a World Cup.

Mamat played until the fall of 1963 for the national team of his country. He graduated in National Dress a total of 26 games, scoring five goals.

Coaching career

After his active career as a football player he moved into coaching professional and organized numerous clubs in the lower Turkish League. Among other things, he was responsible for 1971/72 second division and 1976/77 the first division Zonguldakspor.

For the season 1977/78 he took over the unknown province team MKE Kirikkalespor, reaching with this team the championship of the TFF 1 Lig and thus the direct promotion to the Süper Lig After a disappointing start to the Süper Lig he left after a few weeks of this club.

In the summer of 1979, he took over the second division Mersin İdman Yurdu, reaching with this team the championship of the TFF 1 Lig and thus the direct promotion to the Süper Lig end of the season he left due to differences with the Board of Directors of this club.

As a final transfer activity in 1992, he oversaw an interim basis Eyüpspor.

Achievements

As a player

  • Galatasaray: İstanbul Futbol Ligi (3): in 1954/55, 1955 /56, 1957/58
  • Süper Lig ( 2): 1961 /62 1962/63
  • Turkish Cup Winner ( 1): 1963
  • Beşiktaş Istanbul: Süper Lig (2): 1965/66, 1966/67,
  • Turkish Super Cup ( 1): 1967
  • TSYD Kupası ( 1): 1965, 1966
  • Turkish national team: Participation in the World Cup ( 1): 1954

As a coach

  • Kirikkalespor: Cup of TFF 1 Lig (1): 1977/78
  • Promotion to the Süper Lig (1): 1977/78
  • Mersin İdman Yurdu: Cup of TFF 1 Lig (1): 1979/80
  • Promotion to the Süper Lig (1): 1979/80

Trivia

  • Galatasaray organized since the opening of the new stadium Türk Telekom Arena, under the auspices of the main sponsor Türk Telekom, before every home game as a thanksgiving for its legendary former player. So was presented a plaque for her Thank you many years of service and success in the league match against Sivasspor Mamat and his former teammates Candemir Berkman on 26 November 2011.
Galatasaray S.K. S.S. Lazio Valencia CF Real Betis 1961–62 Milli Lig 1962–63 Milli Lig 1965–66 1.Lig 1966–67 1.Lig İlhan Mansız
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