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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]
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 |
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.
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