Hamit Arslan
| Hamit Arslan | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | 1894 | |
| place of birth | Ottoman Empire | |
| date of death | 20th century | |
| Place of death | Turkey | |
| position | midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1920s | Altay Izmir | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1924-1925 | Turkey | 5 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Hamit Arslan (* 1894 in the Ottoman Empire ; † 20th century ) was a Turkish football player and Ottoman officer . Through his many years of work for Altay Izmir , he is very strongly associated with this club and viewed by club and fan sites as one of the most important personalities in the club's history. He was also the first Turkish international for the city of Izmir in general and Altays in particular. He was team captain for this club for many years.
Army career
After the Ottoman Empire entered the First World War , Arslan was drafted into military service. He fell into British captivity and was only allowed to return to his homeland after the war.
Since the Ottoman Empire was one of the losing powers, its capital, Istanbul, was occupied by British , French and Italian troops at the end of the First World War . As a result of the war situation, the subsequent occupation of Istanbul and the occupation of western Asia Minor by the Kingdom of Greece , more and more officers fled to Anatolia and joined the Turkish Liberation War led by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , including Hamit Arslan. Arslan, who was subordinate to Fahrettin Altay during this liberation war , is said to have proven himself in this war through great heroic deeds. As a Teğmen (German lieutenant ) he belonged to the Turkish troops who, under Ataturk's leadership, carried out the liberation of Izmir from the Greek occupation on September 9, 1922 .
Player career
society
The beginnings of Arslan's footballing career are almost undocumented. After the reconquest of Izmir in the course of the Turkish Liberation War , he played for Altay Izmir . With this club he took part in the İzmir Futbol Ligi (German Football League Izmir ), the regional football league of the western Turkish port city of Izmir . Since there was no national professional league in Turkey at the time , regional leagues existed instead in metropolitan areas such as Istanbul , Ankara and Izmir, of which the İstanbul Futbol Ligi (also called İstanbul Ligi, German Istanbul Football League ) was or gradually became the most renowned newly founded. With his club he was able to win the first two championships of the 1924 Izmir League , those of the seasons 1923/24 and 1924/25 .
It is not known how long Arslan played for Altay.
National team
Arslan began his national team career in 1924 with a use for the Turkish national team in a friendly against the Finnish national team . With this commitment he went down in history as the first Turkish national player for the city of Izmir and his club Altay. By May 1925, he completed four more international matches.
In addition, Arslan took part with the Turkish selection at the Summer Olympics in 1924 , but was not used during this tournament.
successes
- With Altay Izmir
- Master of the İzmir Futbol Ligi : 1923/24 , 1924/25
- With the Turkish national team
- Participation in the Summer Olympic Games : 1924 (without commitment)
Web links
- Hamit Arslan in the weltfussball.de database
- Hamit Arslan in the Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu database (English)
- Hamit Arslan in the database of mackolik.com (Turkish)
- Hamit Arslan in the database of EU-Football.info (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i altay.org.tr: "Hamit ASLAN" ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 27, 2014)
- ↑ a b c buyukaltay.org: "Başarılarımız" ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 27, 2014)
- ↑ turkmeclisi.org: "ALTAY SPOR KULÜBÜ" (accessed on December 27, 2014)
- ↑ onedio.com: "" Bir İnsan Neden Altay Taraftarı Olur ki? "Sorusuna Verilebilecek 13 Cevap" (accessed on December 27, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arslan, Hamit |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arslan, Hamid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottoman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |
| Place of death | Turkey |