Metin Kurt

Metin Kurt
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-03-15)15 March 1948
Place of birth Karagümrük, Turkey
Date of death 24 August 2012(2012-08-24) (aged 64)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Altay 4 (0)
1967–1971 PTT 93 (9)
1970–1971Galatasaray (loan) 24 (10)
1971–1976 Galatasaray 129 (24)
1976–1977 Kayserispor 6 (0)
International career
1966–1967 Turkey U18 2 (1)
1969–1970 Turkey U21 9 (0)
1968–1975 Turkey 26 (4)
Managerial career
1992 Eyüpspor
1992–1993 Dikilitaş Spor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Metin Kurt (15 March 1948 – 24 August 2012) was a Turkish football player, who played as a winger, and manager. He was nicknamed Çizgi Metin (English, "Sideline Metin") because he drew opponents towards him when he played.[1] Kurt spent most of his career in the Turkish Süper Lig, and is best known for his stint with Galatasaray where he won three consecutive Süper Lig titles.[2]

  1. ^ "Futbola Kazandırdıklarıyla Sahaların Gladyatörü Metin Kurt Hakkında 15 Önemli Bilgi". 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ "G.Saray'ın Metin Kurt pişmanlığı". 9 May 2017.