İlhan Cavcav

İlhan Cavcav
Cavcav, 2012
Chairman of Gençlerbirliği S.K.
In office
1978  22 January 2017
Preceded byHasan Şengel
Succeeded byMurat Cavcav
Personal details
Born(1935-10-04)4 October 1935
Ankara, Turkey
Died22 January 2017(2017-01-22) (aged 81)
Ankara, Turkey
Resting placeCebeci Asri Cemetery
Spouse
Nazan Cavcav
(19622017)
Children3
RelativesTayyar Cavcav (uncle)
Muzaffer Cavcav Cin (big sister)
Perrin Cavcav Sezerse (sister)
Burhan Cavcav (brother)
İhsan Cavcav (brother)
Murat Cavcav (son)
Erdal Beşikçioğlu (nephew)
OccupationFootballer
Businessman
Football administrator

Association football career
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1951–1954 Mamak Maskespor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954 PTT
1954 Bahçeli Gençlik Spor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

İlhan Cavcav (4 October 1935 – 22 January 2017) was the chairman of Turkish club Gençlerbirliği in Ankara, Turkey for almost 40 years until his death. He was known for his hard negotiation tactics with the big clubs in Turkey and scouting abilities especially for discovering talent from Africa.