Şevkipaşazade Ayetullah Bey (Adyghe: Анзаурыкъо Щэукъикъо Аетулахь-бий, romanized: Anzawurıqo Şəwqiqo Ayetulah-biy; 1888–1919), was an Ottoman Empire footballer of Circassian descent.[1] He was the founder and second president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe S.K. between 1908 and 1909.[2]
 Ayetullah Bey | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Şevkipaşazade Ayetullah Bey | |||||
| Date of birth | 1888 | |||||
| Place of birth | Kadıköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Date of death | 1919 (aged 30–31) | |||||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | |||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||
| Senior career* | ||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||
| Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||
| 1908–1909 | Fenerbahçe S.K. | |||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||
Biography
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Ayetullah Bey became the first secretary general when he was just 22. In addition, he served the club as a goalkeeper and defender. Ayetullah Bey, graduated from Lycée Saint-Joseph.[3][4] He came from the House of Anzorq in the Ubykh tribe of Circassians.[1]
Ayetullah Bey's father was Şevki Pasha, a brigadier general in the Ottoman Army. Ayetullah Bey was known as "Şevkipaşazade". After graduating from Lycée Saint-Joseph he started to work as a civil servant in the Ottoman Bank. He then resigned and founded a company that sells water. He was a member of the first squads of Fenerbahçe, playing as the goalkeeper. Later, he also served the club as a president.
He died in 1919 in Istanbul. He was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery, Istanbul.
References
edit- ^ a b Dağlaroğlu Rüştü, "1907–1987 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi", Ofset Matbaa-Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1987, sy. 28
- ^ "Başkanlarımız". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe'yi Fenerbahçeliler kurdu".
- ^ ""FENERBAHÇE DESTANI" SAINT JOSEPH LİSESİ'NDE SAHNELENDİ - 1907 Fenerbahçe Derneği".