Hakkı Yeten

Yeten was born in 1910 at Vodina, in the Salonica Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Greece). His father, a major in the Ottoman Army moved his family of six children to Istanbul, settling in the Beşiktaş district when Yeten was a year old. In 1914, Yeten's father was killed in the Battle of Gallipoli. Yeten went on to attend military high school, as his two elder brothers did before him. Yeten was attracted to football after his eldest brother, Muhtar, a multi-talented sportsman) introduced him to the sport. Yeten played in the school team, and was discovered soon by Beşiktaş J.K. club managers. He was one of the founders of Karagümrük and played for them between 1926 and 1931. In 1931, Yeten dropped out of school and joined Beşiktaş. He played for Beşiktaş for 17 years mostly in the second striker position, contributing to its numerous victories. Declared as permanent captain, he led Beşiktaş to 8 Istanbul League Champions, 3 Istanbul Cups, one İzmir International Fair Cup, 3 National League Champions, one Turkish Champion, 2 Prime Minister Cups and 4 Private Cups. Yeten was capped only three times for the Turkey national football team due to World War II. His fame became international, and eventually the English team Arsenal showed and interest in him. However, Yeten preferred to stay in Turkey. Yeten scored 382 goals in 439 games. He quit football as a player in 1948 after fans hooted him during a match. He was appointed coach in the 1948–1949 season, and served…

International goals

Player

Beşiktaş

Istanbul Football League: 1933–34, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46 Turkish Football Championship: 1934 Istanbul Shield: 1935 Turkish National Division: 1941, 1944, 1947 Prime Minister's Cup: 1944, 1947 Individual

Istanbul Football League Top Scorer: 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34 Turkish Football Championship Top Scorer: 1934 Turkish National Division Top Scorer: 1939, 1941, 1944 Beşiktaş all time scorer, (382 goal) Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry top goal scorer, (32 goal) Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry top goal scorer, (29 goal) Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)

Manager

Beşiktaş

Istanbul Football League: 1950–51 Turkish Football Championship: 1951

President

Beşiktaş

Turkish 1. Football League: 1965–66 Turkish 1. Football League: 1966–67 Presidential Cup: 1967