Sadi Gülçelik
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Sadi Gülçelik (22 October 1930–19 August 1980) was a Turkish basketball player, civil engineer and entrepreneur.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1930 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 19 August 1980 (aged 49) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Career history | |
| Galatasaray Basketball | |
| Karagücü | |
| Modaspor | |
Sadi Gülçelik was born in Istanbul, Turkey on 22 October 1930.[1] He played for Galatasaray Volleyball and Galatasaray Basketball, which was nicknamed "The invincible Armada" (Turkish: Yenilmez Armada).[2] Gülçelik was also part of the basketball teams Karagücü and Modaspor.[3] He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics[broken anchor] in Helsinki, Finland.[1][4] He scored 206 points in total for the Turkey national basketball team.[3]
He graduated from Istanbul Technical University as a civil engineer and established Enka Construction Co. with his brother-in-law Şarık Tara in 1957.[5]
Gülçelik died in an air disaster in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 19 August 1980.[1]
A sports complex, Enka Sadi Gülçelik Spor Sitesi, in Sarıyer, Istanbul, is named in his honor.[3][6]
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