Turgay Şeren
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Turgay Şeren (left) in 1958 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Turkay Sabit Şeren | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 2016 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1967 | Galatasaray SK | 631 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1966 | Turkey | 52 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1969 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
| 1969–1970 | Vefa S.K. | ||
| 1970–1971 | Samsunspor | ||
| 1979–1980 | Galatasaray SK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Because of his saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin, he is nicknamed as "Berlin Panteri" (Panther of Berlin). He also coached Galatasaray. Şeren was awarded a testimonial match by the club in 1967 in Istanbul, inviting players like Ion Pârcălab, Lev Yashin and Ion Nunweiller.
After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a television commentator.
He died at age 84 on 7 July 2016.