Vefa S.K. - National Players

National Players

Vefa SK players capped for Turkey national Football Team whilst playing for Vefa SK:

• Sami Açıköney: 4 caps (Poland 1-2, Poland 1-6, Bulgaria 1-5, Yugoslavia 2-0)
• Hüsamettin Böke: 2 caps (Romania 1-3, Yugoslavia 2-0)
• Hayri Ragıp Candemir: 2 caps (Romania 1-3, Poland 1-6)
• Hüseyin Saygun: 4 caps (Greece 3-1, Austria 0-1, China 4-0, Yugoslavia 1-3)
• Galip Haktanır: 5 caps (Austria 0-1, Greece 2-1, Austria 0-1, Iran 6-1, Israel 1-5)
• Melih Ilgaz: 1 cap (Iran 6-1)
• Bülent Varol: 1 cap (Iran 6-1)
• Şükrü Ersoy (goalkeeper): 1 cap (Israel 1-5)
• İsmet Yamanoğlu: 5 caps (Sweden 1-3, Switzerland 1-5, Spain 0-0, Switzerland 2-1, Yugoslavia 2-2)
• Garbis İstanbulluoğlu: 5 caps (Switzerland 1-5, Spain 0-0, Switzerland 2-1, Yugoslavia 2-2, Italy B 0-1)
• Nejat Küçüksorgunlu: 2 caps (Egypt 4-0, Poland 1-0,
• Hilmi Kiremitçi: 10 caps (Egypt 4-0, Poland 1-0, Spain 0-3, Belgium 1-1, Holland 2-1, Belgium 1-1, Romania 0-3, Romania 2-0, Holland 0-0, Bulgaria 1-2)

Vefa SK players scored for Turkey National Football Team whilst playing for Vefa SK;

• Hüseyin Saygun: 1 goal (China 4-0)
• Garbis İstanbulluoğlu: 3 goals (Switzerland 1-5, Switzerland 2-1 (2 goals))
• Hilmi Kiremitçi: 1 goal (Egypt 4-0)

Note:

• Sami Açıköney is first Vefa SK player represented Turkey National Football team on 2 October 1925 in İstanbul against Poland.
• Garbis İstanbulluoğlu is the first Vefa SK player scored for Turkey National Football Team.
• Garbis İstanbulluoğlu first capped on 1 June 1952 in Ankara against Switzerland, scored in his debut.
• Garbis İstanbulluoğlu is also the first Christian player represented Turkey National Football Team.
• Hilmi Kiremitçi also scored in his debut for Turkey against Egypt on 5 April 1957 in Al-Qairah during Mediterranean Games. He is the last Vefa SK player represented Turkey as a Vefa SK player on 27 November 1960 in Sofija against Bulgaria. He then moved to Fenerbahçe S.K..