Naci Erdem

Naci Erdem
	Erdem in 1958
Personal information
Date of birth	28 January 1931
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death	28 March 2022 (aged 91)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1953	Fatih Karagümrük
1953–1963	Fenerbahçe
1963–1964	Beyoğluspor
1964–1966	Galatasaray
1966–1967	Edirnespor
International career
1954–1965	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naci Erdem (28 January 1931 – 28 March 2022) was a Turkish footballer who played as a centre-back.^[1] He is Fenerbahçe's fifth most capped footballer, with 605 caps.

He started his career with Fatih Karagümrük, and transferred from Havagücü in 1955.

Erdem played for Fenerbahçe between 1953–63. He was capped 605 times in Fenerbahçe history and scored 168 goals. He won four times Turkish League and once more with Galatasaray after being transferred there in 1964. He played 34 times for Turkey^[2] and he started as captain three times. Erdem played for Turkey at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Naci Erdem". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
^ Erdem Naci – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[nft-1] "Naci Erdem". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[2] "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

[3] Erdem Naci – FIFA competition record (archived)

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