Efe Aydan

Efe Aydan
Personal information
Born (1955-05-04) May 4, 1955 (age 69)
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career1971–1992
PositionCenter
Number13
Career history
1971–1973Galatasaray
1973–1975Karşıyaka
1975–1982Eczacıbaşı
1982–1986Fenerbahçe
1986–1987Beşiktaş
1987–1988Paşabahçe
1988–1992Tofaş
Career highlights and awards

Ahmet Efe Aydan (born May 4, 1955 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He is regarded by many as the best Turkish basketball player ever, with a total of 224 caps with the senior Turkish national team.[1] He was Turkey's national team captain in 89 games, and he scored 2,195 points with the senior Turkish national team.

With Turkey's national team, he won the gold medal at the 1981 Balkan Championship, and the gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games. On the club level, he won the Turkish League championship 6 times. Aydan was also the first Turkish basketball player to play on the FIBA European Selection (the All-European Team), in 1981, where he displayed a memorable performance in a game against the Spanish ACB League club Joventut Badalona.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Turkey - Efe Aydan".
  2. ^ "Efe Aydan kimdir". Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  3. ^ "Turkey Legend". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-10-06.