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
History of Galatasaray S.K. his second coaching period between 1954 and 1957 the club won the Istanbul Football League in 1954–1955 and 1955-1956. The European Champion Clubs' Cup started in 1955-1956, but the first nationwide Turkish League started in 1959. Due to the Istanbul Football League being the strongest league in Turkey, Galatasaray SK participated at the 1956–1957 European Champion Clubs' Cup season. Galatasaray SK lost to CS Dinamo Bucureşti 3-1 in Bucharest, but managed to win in Istanbul 2-1. Although the club was eliminated from the competition, it was a historical participation. Galatasaray SK became the first Turkish club to play in a