History of Galatasaray S.K. Leblebi who scored a domestic record of fourteen goals in single match, Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed "Baba" (father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in the 1950s with great success on both, Bülent-Reha Eken brothers, Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in 1954 FIFA World Cup, Coşkun Özarı a life devoted to Galatasaray, Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper that called "the Panther of Berlin", Fatih Terim the team captain of Galatasaray and the Turkish National Football team for years and the current coach, Metin Oktay six time top scorer of Turkish league, Zoran Simović another skilled
Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry Beşiktaş–Galatasaray is a Turkish football rivalry involving two of the most successful clubs in the Süper Lig. It is also a local derby, one of many involving Istanbul clubs. The first game played between the two sides was an Istanbul Football League game on 22 August 1924. The match, staged at Taksim Stadium, finished 2–0 to Beşiktaş. Galatasaray marked their first victory over Beşiktaş when they defeated them 6–2 in semi-final of the Istanbul Football League on 31 July 1925. Beşiktaş and Galatasaray are two of the most popular Turkish clubs; both sides have large fanbases that follow