Sabih Arca

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 İstanbul.[3] He played as a central midfielder or as a left midfielder. He played for Fenerbahçe between 1918–29 and won the 1920–21, 1922-23 Istanbul Football League. He was a member of the General Harington Cup squad.[4]

Sabih Arca
Personal information
Full name Sabih Fani Arca
Date of birth 1901 (1901)
Place of birth İstanbul, 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)
Honours
First placeIstanbul Football League1921
First placeIstanbul Football League1923
First placeGeneral Harington Cup1923
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
The Fenerbahce–Galatasaray mix, which came to Istanbul on 16 December 1925, right before the match. Sabih Arca is located on the far right of the picture.

He was included in the first squad Turkey national football team that played against Romania on 26 October 1923.[5] He scored 3 goals in 9 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 2022-08-15.
  3. "Sabih Arca". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  4. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak (2012-05-28). "The Last Stronghold: The Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Turkish Politics". Dayan. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  5. "A Milli Takım Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  6. "Sabih Arca Efsane Forvet" (in Turkish). mujdatyetkiner.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  7. "Sabih Arca". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.


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