 Bartu in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Can Bartu | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2019 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1955 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1961 | Fenerbahçe | 326 | (173) |
| 1961–1962 | Fiorentina | 14 | (5) |
| 1962–1963 | Venezia | 30 | (11) |
| 1963–1964 | Fiorentina | 10 | (3) |
| 1964–1967 | Lazio | 46 | (11) |
| 1967–1970 | Fenerbahçe | 46 | (8) |
| Total | 426 | (211) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1968 | Turkey | 26 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Can Bartu (31 January 1936 – 11 April 2019) was a Turkish basketball and football player of Circassian origin.[2][3][4][5][6] He was the first Turkish footballer to play a final in Europe.[7] His statue was erected in Istanbul.[8] After retirement, he also worked as a pundit and sports journalist.
- ^ "Son dakika: Fenerbahçe efsanesi Can Bartu yaşamını yitirdi" (in Turkish). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Can Bartu". 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Çerkesler Ankara'dan seslendi". www.demokrathaber.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ AĞIREL, Murat (28 August 2019). ""Atın söyleyeceğini eyeri söyler" - Murat AĞIREL". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Can Bartu". www.cerkesya.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Çerkes-Vubıhlar". arsiv.jinepsgazetesi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Türk sporunun 'Sinyor' lakaplı efsanesi: Can Bartu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe efsanesi Can Bartu'nun heykeli açıldı". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.