Mustafa Elkatipzade

Mustafa Elkatipzade (born 1889 in Tunisia – died 4 March 1967[1] in İstanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish football manager, who managed the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe. He managed the team between 1921 and 1924[2] He won the 1922–23 Istanbul League Championship. He was also the manager of the General Harington Cup squad.[3]

Mustafa Elkatipzade
Mustafa Elkatipzade
Personal information
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Tunisia
Date of death 4 March 1967(1967-03-04) (aged 77–78)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Managerial career
Years Team
1921–1924 Fenerbahçe

He founded the first youth team in Turkish football history.[1] He also founded the Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy and managed the youngsters between 1909 and 1911.[4] Zeki Rıza Sporel, Hasan Kamil Sporel and Hikmet Topuzer played in the academy under his management.

He was also a member of the Committee of Union and Progress and is known for sacking all the players who refused to join the army during the Turkish War of Independence.[5]

References
  1. Elkatipzade Elkatipzade's Commemorative Ceremony Archived 2012-07-01 at archive.today
  2. Fenerbahçe Managers Archived 2004-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Fenerbahçe in Turkish Independence War
  4. Founding of The Club @ fenerbahce.org
  5. He save the club
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