Şaban Kartal

Şaban Kartal

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-01-01)1 January 1952
Place of birth	Veles, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Date of death	(1998-09-07)7 September 1998
Place of death	Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Left Wing
Youth career
	İstanbul Küçükayasofya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971-1972	Kasımpaşa
1972-1973	İstanbulspor	27	(3)
1973-1976	Zonguldak Kömürspor	70	(17)
1976–1982	Beşiktaş	134	(17)
1982–1984	İskenderunspor
1984–1985	Süleymaniye Sirkecispor
International career
1975	Turkey U-21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Şaban Kartal (1 January 1952 – 7 September 1998) was a Yugoslav-born Turkish former football player. His successful performance in Zonguldak Kömürspor resulted in his transfer to Beşiktaş. He won 1981–82 1.Lig title in Beşiktaş.

On September 7, 1998, he committed suicide in his house in Ataköy, Bakırköy

Honours

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 1981-82

External links

• Şaban Kartal at the Turkish Football Federation