11 Facts About Metin Oktay

Metin Oktay nicknamed the Crownless King by Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey.

Metin Oktay's father was an Albanian factory worker and his mother a Turkish homemaker.

Metin Oktay married Servet Kardicali on 12 May 1965, in Istanbul.

Metin Oktay lived with his family; his spouse Servet Kardicali Oktay, his son Rifat and granddaughter Zeynep until he died on 13 September 1991 in Istanbul.

Metin Oktay was quickly transferred to Izmirspor at the end of the season and became the top scorer with 17 goals in the Izmir League the following season, the first of many times that he would lead the top scorers in the league.

Metin Oktay was top scorer for four seasons in the Istanbul League and then three more in the Turkish League, thus making it seven consecutive years in the competitions he played in.

Metin Oktay was the most crowned top goalscorer in the Turkish League and set a record with 217 goals in total.

Metin Oktay was a board member of the club in 1984 for two years.

Metin Oktay played 36 times for the Turkey national team and scored 19 goals.

Metin Oktay died on 13 September 1991 in Istanbul in a car accident.

Turkish comics artist Abdullah Turhan once made a comic strip about Metin Oktay Okay, published in the magazine 1001 Roman and Fotomac.