Sabih Arca

Sabih Arca
Arca in 1928
Personal information
Full name Sabih Fani Arca
Date of birth 1901 (1901)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death 24 April 1979(1979-04-24) (aged 77–78)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1929 Fenerbahce 215 (64)
International career
1923–1928 Turkey 9 (3)
Medal record
Istanbul Football League 1921
Istanbul Football League 1923
General Harington Cup 1923
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sabih Arca (1901 – 24 April 1979)[1][2] was a Turkish footballer who played for Fenerbahçe, where he scored 64 goals in 215 matches. He was born in Istanbul.[3] He played as a central midfielder or as a left midfielder. He played for Fenerbahçe between 1918 and 1929 and won the 1920–21 and 1922–23 Istanbul Football League. He was a member of the General Harington Cup squad.[4]

He was included in the first squad of the Turkey national team that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[5] He scored three goals in nine matches for the national team.[6] On the squads he was included he did not make any appearances at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[7]

References

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  2. ^ "National football team player Sabih Arca". EU Football. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabih Arca". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak (28 May 2012). "The Last Stronghold: The Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Turkish Politics". Dayan. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "A Milli Takım Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu. n.d. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Sabih Arca Efsane Forvet" (in Turkish). mujdatyetkiner.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sabih Arca". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.