Said Altınordu

Said Altınordu[1][4] (born Said Bey, 24 July 1912 – 17 November 1978), alternatively spelled Sait Altınordu, was a Turkish international footballer. Being a notable one-club man, Altınordu remains one of the most symbolic footballers of the Turkish city of İzmir, along with Vahap Özaltay of Altay S.K. and Fuat Göztepe of Göztepe S.K.[5] His identification with Altınordu S.K. led him to choose the official name of the club as his surname, following the Surname Law of Turkey enacted in 1934.[6]

Said Altınordu
Personal information
Full name Said Altınordu[1]
Date of birth (1912-07-24)24 July 1912[2]
Place of birth Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 17 November 1978(1978-11-17) (aged 66)
Place of death İzmir, Turkey
Position(s) Defender, Right half[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1956 Altınordu S.K. 847 (29)
International career‡
1932–1937 Turkey 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2017

Altınordu served Altınordu S.K. his entire career, earned 4 caps for Turkey national football team between 1932 and 1937. Winning 6 İzmir Football League titles at Altınordu S.K., he is widely accepted by Altınordu S.K. as the legendary player of the club.[7][8] He was also part of Turkey's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[9]

In general, Altınordu is reported to have been primarily deployed as a defender, but he also possessed scoring abilities which led him to produce 29 senior goals during his career, leading to him being the top scorer of 1937 Millî Küme campaign with 13 goals. Following his representation of Altınordu S.K. between 1932 and 1937, there were no other Altınordu S.K. player's called-up to the Turkey national team for 78 years, until Çağlar Söyüncü was invited in 2016.[10][11]

Playing style

According to Nimet, Altınordu's wife, Said Altınordu used to train shooting practices individually with his personal efforts at Alsancak Stadium.[12] According to Erdoğan Sungur, İzmir-based author; who saw Said Altınordu playing live, Altınordu was capable of "making feints, producing 'delicious' shoots, and having a 'great' football intelligence."[13]

Legacy

Altınordu was the role model of Metin Oktay, the iconic player of Galatasaray S.K. and Turkish international.[14] The youth and academy facilities of Altınordu S.K. are named after Said Altınordu, located in Yeşilyurt county of İzmir, facilitating for teams between U-7 and U-14.[15][16][17] In 2016, one of the 15 newly launched ferries of İzmir was named after Altınordu following an online-public poll.[18][19]

A statue of Altınordu was opened in front of Alsancak Terminal, İzmir, as a part of 91st anniversary of Altınordu S.K. on 27 December 2014.[20][21] The statue resembles the moment of Altınordu taking the winning shot against Eskişehir Demirspor at the 1935 Turkish Football Championship semi-final game.[22] Arbitrated by Şazi Tezcan, the game was ended 3–2 in favour of Altınordu S.K., held on 4 September 1935, at Taksim Stadium.[23]

Despite the rivalry between their clubs, Altınordu and Vahap Özaltay, who was an Altay S.K. icon, were best friends.[24]

Honours
Altınordu S.K.

Individual

References
Footnotes
  1. Under the name of "Üçok". With persistence of "İzmir Reisi" Fazıl Güleç, then-governor and mayor of Izmir; Altınordu S.K., Altay S.K. and Yüce -three Izmir-based sports clubs- constituted a combination team named "Üçok" to compete at Millî Küme between 1936 and 1937.[27]
Citations
  1. Yüce 2015, p. 408.
  2. "Sait Altınordu - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. "Sait Altınordu 1929–1956" (in Turkish). altinordu.org.tr. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. "Said Altınordu - TFF Futbolcu Bilgileri" (in Turkish). TFF. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  5. "Alsancak Sadı AVM'ye Dönüşüyor" (in Turkish). BirGün. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. Özdil, Yılmaz (6 October 2010). "Yılmaz Özdil Yazıyor" (in Turkish). Fanatik. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. "Sait Altınordu İsmi Körfez'de" (in Turkish). altinordu.org.tr. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. "Rahat Uyu Sait Altınordu, Çocukların İzinde" (in Turkish). altinordu.org.tr. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. "Said Altınordu". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. "İzmir'in son gururu: Çağlar Söyüncü" (in Turkish). TFF. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  11. "Çağlar Söyüncü: "Bundesliga'nın Parçası Olacağım"" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  12. "Nimet Anne'den Tavsiyeler" (in Turkish). altinordu.org.tr. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  13. "Kulübünü soyadı olarak alacak kadar sevenlerden; Sait Altınordu" (in Turkish). haberekspres.com.tr. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  14. "Sait Altınordu Benim Kahramanımdı" (in Turkish). altinordu.org.tr/. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. "Altınordu Futbol Eğitim Kurumu Sait Altınordu Yerleşkesi" (in Turkish). altinordu.org.tr/. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  16. "Fatih Terim'den Sait Altınordu Yerleşkesi'ne ziyaret" (in Turkish). İHA. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  17. Kaya, Adnan (18 May 2014). "Futbolun Don Kişot'u" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  18. "Körfezde "10 Numara" Açılış" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  19. "'Sait Altınordu' İlk Seferine ÇıktıNumara" Açılış" (in Turkish). Yeni Asır. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  20. Köprülü, Mustafa (27 December 2014). "Altınordu Efsanesinin Heykelini Diktiler" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  21. "Altınordu'nun heykeli dikildi" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  22. Yılmaz, Efsun (27 December 2014). "Futbolcu Sait Altınordu'nun heykeli dikildi r" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  23. Yüce 2015, p. 318.
  24. "Türk Sporunun Acı Kaybı: Vahap Özaltay". Milliyet (in Turkish). Izmir. 12 June 1965. p. 8. Önceki gün Altay kongresinde vefat eden ilk profesyonel futbolcumuz dün törenle toprağa verildi.
  25. Yüce 2015, p. 490.
  26. Yüce 2015, p. 491.
  27. Yüce 2015, p. 339.

Bibliography
Books
  • Yüce, Mehmet (2015). İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri: 1923-1952 Türkiye Futbol Tarihi - 2. Cilt (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 9789750516955.
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