Nihat Bekdik

Nihat Bekdik
Personal information
Full name Nihat Asım Bekdik
Date of birth 1902
Place of birth Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 21 June 1972(1972-06-21) (aged 70)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1914–1916 Galatasaray SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1936[1] Galatasaray SK 268
International career
1923–1932 Turkey 21 (1)
Managerial career
1929 Galatasaray SK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

"Aslan" Nihat Asım Bekdik (1902 – 21 June 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray.[2] He also represented Turkey on 21 occasions, captaining them 10 times, and played for Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ "Tarihte Bugün". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Nihat Bekdik". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.