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.Yaşin, Turgay'la Vedalaşırken ağladı Milliyet. 07.07.1967
After his retirement, Şeren became a football columnist and a television commentator.
He died at age 84 on 7 July 2016.
Career statistics Club ClubSeasonLeagueIncludes Süper Lig, Istanbul Football League and Milli Küme ŞampiyonasıCupIncludes Turkish CupLeague CupIncludes Atatürk Cup, Chancellor Cup, Turkish Super Cup and TSYD CupEuropeIncludes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGalatasaray SK1946–4710------101947–4810------101948–4910------101949–50200------2001950–51120------1201951–52140------1401952–53160------1601953–54140------1401954–55150------1501955–56150------1501956–57180----202001957–58180------1801958–5970------70195980------801959–60340------3401960–61330------3301961–62360------3601962–632207030603801963–6428060--5-3901964–6570------701965–6622030----2501966–6710010----110Career total3520170301303850
Honours As player Galatasaray Süper Lig: 1961–62, 1962–63 Turkish Cup: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 Turkish Super Cup: 1966 Istanbul Football League: 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58 TSYD Cup: 1963, 1966
Records Most appearances for Galatasaray SK (631) Most appearances at Kıtalar Arası Derbi (54) Most total seasons as Galatasaray SK 1st Goalkeeper (15)
See also List of one-club men List of Galatasaray S.K. records and statistics
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