Şeref Görkey

Şeref Görkey
Görkey in the 1940–41 season
Personal information
Full name Şeref Görkey
Date of birth (1913-01-01)1 January 1913
Place of birth Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 10 November 2004(2004-11-10) (aged 91)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1950 Beşiktaş 295 (242)
International career
1936 Turkey 1 (1)
Managerial career
1953–1954 Adalet G.K.
1955–1957 Beykozspor
1957–1959 Turkey U-21
1958 Adalet G.K.
1959–1960 Turkey Amateur
1960–1962 Turkey U-21
1961 Beşiktaş
1962 Turkey
1963 Vefa S.K.
1972 İstanbulspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Şeref Görkey (1 January 1913 - 10 November 2004) was a Turkish footballer and manager who mainly served Turkish side Beşiktaş throughout his career. Nicknamed Voleci Şeref, literally meaning "Şeref the Volley Scorer", due to his tally of scoring 99 goals of volley shots during his career, Görkey wore number 10 shirt whilst his entire spell at Beşiktaş. He was also part of Turkey's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.