Galatasaray men's water polo team
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| Sport | Water polo |
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| Founded | 1910 |
| League | Türkiye Sutopu 1. Ligi |
| Based in | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Arena | Galatasaray Kalamış Facilities |
| Colors | Yellow & Red |
| President | Dursun Özbek |
| Head coach | Halil İbrahim Avcıoğlu |
| Championships | 37 |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | Galatasaray.org |
| Active departments of Galatasaray S.K. |
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Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team is the water polo team of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray S.K.
History
[edit]In the 1910s, water polo began to be played for the first time in Istanbul by Galatasaray fans.
Water polo, which became a branch in Bebek Facilities, continued its struggle for many years in Galatasaray Kuruçeşme Island. With the opening of the pool in Kalamış in 1968, it took its place in the water sports center.
In the Turkish Away Water Polo League, which started in the 1950s, it won the championship twice, in 1955 and 1957, and three times, 73, 75 and 77, for a long time in the 1970s. It was suspended for 14 years until 1991.
With the arrival of Hungarian coach Zoltan Gulyas in 1988, importance was given to infrastructure works, and it started to become a branch that tries to train Olympic athletes instead of a branch that makes the children of its members do sports.[1]
In 2011, Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team won Turkish Water Polo Championship Cup.[2]
Domestic success
[edit]- Türkiye Sutopu Şampiyonası:
- Winners (9): 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
- Türkiye Sutopu 1. Ligi:
- Winners (30): 1955, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
International success
[edit]- LEN Champions League:
- Quarter-Finals (1): 2012–13
- LEN Challenger Cup
Current squad
[edit]- As of 12 October 2021[3]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
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Osman Selim Gülenç | July 7, 1992 | Point | ||
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Oğuz Berke Senemoğlu | July 3, 1995 | |||
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Atakan Destici | March 9, 1997 | |||
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Hüseyin Kağan Kil | July 23, 1999 | Goalkeeper | ||
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Eray Turan | February 23, 1998 | Wing | ||
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Berke Can Yalçın | ||||
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Ulvi Burtay Akkaya | May 2, 1998 | |||
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Kaan Oğuzcan | September 19, 2001 | |||
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Kağan Ege Ferik | January 28, 2001 | |||
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Marko Krstic | July 2, 1986 | |||
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Arda İlkser Güçlü | April 4, 1997 | Goalkeeper | ||
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Yağız Mol | July 17, 2002 | |||
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Mert Ali Yener | February 9, 2004[4] | |||
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Derin Kalkancı | June 10, 2002 | |||
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Bartu Olcay | September 29, 2002 | |||
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Özgür İzcan | December 12, 2001 | |||
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Tulga Kağan Temel | December 18, 2002 | |||
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Utku Karhan | July 27, 1999 | |||
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Ekin Erkaplan | ||||
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Kaan Hamurculu | November 29, 2000 |
References
[edit]- ^ Sutopu Tarihi - GALATASARAY.ORG
- ^ Galatasaray Water Polo Champion!
- ^ Sutopu Erkek Takımı - GALATASARAY.ORG
- ^ "Mert Ali Yener - Sporcu - GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
External links
[edit]- Galatasaray SK Official Web Site (in Turkish)
- Galatasaray SK - Water Polo - Global Sports Archive (in English)
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