Mehmet Leblebi

Mehmet Leblebi

Personal information
Date of birth	1908
Place of birth	Pınarhisar, Turkey
Date of death	25 February 1972(1972-02-25) (aged 64)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1920-1922	Galatasaray SK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1922–1936	Galatasaray SK
National team
1924–1932	Turkey	16	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mehmet Leblebi (1908 – 25 February 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK.^[1] He also represented Turkey on 16 occasions.

Career

Leblebi was born in Pınarhisar and played his entire career as a Forward and Midfielder for Galatasaray SK. Like many other Galatasaray SK players at that time, he was a student of the Galatasaray High School and started playing football at the Grand Cour of the Galatasaray High School.

Leblebi was selected to Galatasaray A2 team when he was 12. Only three years later, he started to play at the A team of Galatasaray SK.

Leblebi won the Istanbul Football League five times. He also scored 14 goals when Galatasaray SK beat Vefa SK 20-0 on 20 November 1925.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 April 1925	Istanbul, Turkey	Bulgaria	2-1	2-1	Friendly
2.	1 May 1925	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	2-1	2-1	Friendly

Honours

As player

• Galatasaray
  • Istanbul Football League: 5
    • 1924-1925, 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1928–1929, 1930–1931
  • Istanbul Kupası: 1
    • 1933

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. ^ http://www.galatasaray.org/tarih/pages/tarih_unut_leblebi.php
2. ^ http://mobil.stargazete.com/pc/pazar/yazar/gazinocular-krali-lebo-haber-90683.htm

Persondata
Name	Leblebi, Mehmet
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 January 1908
Place of birth	Pınarhisar, Turkey
Date of death	25 February 1972
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey