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Since 1957 to 1997, Lefter Küçükandonyadis held Turkey's record for international goals
Since 1955 to 1966, held Turkey's record for international appearances
Scored his first international goal in his debut match on 23 Apr 1948
Scored one hat-trick in international matches

Football player Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Born on 22 December 1925
Died on 13 January 2012 (aged 86)

National team appearances of Lefter Küçükandonyadis

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Turkey	1948 - 1963	45	8	1	3	21	4	0.467
Total:		45	8	1	3	21	4	0.467

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Fenerbahçe SK, İstanbul	23 Apr 1948 - 09 Oct 1963	45	8	1	3	21	4	0.467

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

1.000

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.143

World Cup final tournament (WC)

0.667

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.485

Total:

0.467

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
23 Apr 1948	Greece	debut; first goal	22 years 4 months 1 day
23 Jun 1954	West Germany	first cap as captain	28 years 6 months 1 day
25 Dec 1955	France*	record for caps (held up to 16 Oct 1966)	30 years 3 days
5 Apr 1957	Egypt	record for goal scoring (held up to 10 Sep 1997); first hat-trick	31 years 3 months 14 days
9 Oct 1963	Romania	last appearance	37 years 9 months 17 days

Record of Lefter Küçükandonyadis's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Egypt	3	1	1			1		3.000	1	3.000
Hungary	2	1	1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Iran	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Scotland	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Israel	2	1	2	2				1.000	2	1.000
Romania	2	1	1		1			2.000	4	0.500
Greece	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
China	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Syria	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Sweden	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
South Korea	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Portugal	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Italy*	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
West Germany	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
(+) other teams									22
Total:	21	4	15	10	4	1	0	1.400	45	0.467

Record of national team matches played by Lefter Küçükandonyadis

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Turkey national football team	45	18	9	18	74	69	50.0

Lefter Küçükandonyadis's international caps

as player of Fenerbahçe SK, İstanbul:

debut age, age when scoring first goal - 22 years 4 months 1 day

23 Apr 1948 16:30 (+2:00)

Athens, Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

1-3

Greece vs Turkey

Friendly International

1х

30 May 1948 17:30 (+3:00)

Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Stadyumu

0-1

Turkey vs Austria

Friendly International

02 Aug 1948 18:30 (+1:00)

Walthamstow, Green Pond Road

0-4

China vs Turkey

XIV. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1948, First round

1х

05 Aug 1948 18:30 (+1:00)

Ilford, Lynn Road Stadium

1-3

Turkey vs Yugoslavia

XIV. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1948, Quarterfinal

20 May 1949 17:00 (+2:00)

Athens, Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

3-2

Italy* vs Turkey

Eastern Mediterranean Friendship Cup 1949

20 Nov 1949 14:00 (+2:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

7-0

Turkey vs Syria

1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

1х

28 May 1950 17:30 (+3:00)

Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Stadyumu

6-1

Turkey vs Iran

Friendly International

2х

03 Dec 1950 14:30 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Dolmabahçe Stadyumu

3-2

Turkey vs Israel

Friendly International

1х

10 Jun 1951 14:00 (+1:00)

Solna, Råsunda Fotbollstadion

3-1

Sweden vs Turkey

Friendly International

1х

17 Jun 1951 16:00 (+1:00)

West Berlin, Olympiastadion

1-2

West Germany vs Turkey

Friendly International

11 Dec 1953 14:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

0-1

Turkey vs Italy*

Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957

06 Jan 1954 15:30 (+1:00)

Madrid, Nuevo Estadio Chamartín

4-1

Spain vs Turkey

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

14 Mar 1954 15:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

1-0

Turkey vs Spain

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

17 Mar 1954 15:30 (+1:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

2-2

Spain vs Turkey

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Play-off

17 Jun 1954 18:00 (+1:00)

Bern, Wankdorfstadion

4-1

West Germany vs Turkey

1954 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 2

20 Jun 1954 17:00 (+1:00)

Geneva, Stade des Charmilles

0-7

South Korea vs Turkey

1954 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 2

1х

23 Jun 1954 18:00 (+1:00)

Zurich, Hardturm

7-2

West Germany vs Turkey

1954 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Play-off

1х

17 Oct 1954 16:00 (+1:00)

Sarajevo, Stadion Koševo

5-1

Yugoslavia vs Turkey

Friendly International

03 Apr 1955 15:30 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

0-0

Turkey vs France*

Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957

26 Jun 1955 17:00 (+1:00)

Trieste, Stadio Comunale

1-1

Italy* vs Turkey

Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957

1х

18 Dec 1955 14:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

3-1

Turkey vs Portugal

Friendly International

1х

25 Dec 1955 14:30 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

3-1

France* vs Turkey

Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957

19 Feb 1956 14:30 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

3-1

Turkey vs Hungary

Friendly International

2(1p.)х

25 Mar 1956 15:30

Oeiras, Estádio Nacional do Jamor

3-1

Portugal vs Turkey

Friendly International

01 May 1956 16:30 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

0-1

Turkey vs Brazil

Friendly International

16 Nov 1956 14:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

1-1

Turkey vs Poland

Friendly International

05 Apr 1957

Cairo, Al Zamalek Stadium

0-4

Egypt vs Turkey

Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957

3(1p.)х

19 May 1957 17:00 (+1:00)

Warsaw, Stadion Dziesięciolecia Manifestu Lipcowego

0-1

Poland vs Turkey

Friendly International

06 Nov 1957 16:00 (+1:00)

Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

3-0

Spain vs Turkey

Friendly International

08 Dec 1957 16:00 (+2:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

1-1

Turkey vs Belgium

Friendly International

04 May 1958 14:30 (+1:00)

Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion

1-2

Netherlands vs Turkey

Friendly International

26 Oct 1958 15:00 (+1:00)

Brussels, Stade du Heysel

1-1

Belgium vs Turkey

Friendly International

02 Nov 1958 14:45 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

3-0

Romania vs Turkey

1960 European Nation`s Cup Qualifying, Round of 16

07 Dec 1958 14:00 (+2:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

0-0

Turkey vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

18 Dec 1958 14:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

1-0

Turkey vs Czechoslovakia

Friendly International

26 Apr 1959 16:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

2-0

Turkey vs Romania

1960 European Nation`s Cup Qualifying, Round of 16

2(1p.)х

10 May 1959 16:00 (+2:00)

Istanbul, Mithatpaşa Stadyumu

0-0

Turkey vs Netherlands

Friendly International

08 Jun 1960 16:30 (+2:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

4-2

Turkey vs Scotland

Friendly International

2х

27 Nov 1960 14:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

2-1

Bulgaria vs Turkey

Friendly International

01 Jun 1961 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-1

Norway vs Turkey

1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 5

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Comments

Sabri76 Turkey - Additional information posted on 13 January 2012 at 21:29:26

Died in 13.01.2012

Source: ntvmsnbc.com (link:

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stepetroul Greece - posted on 14 January 2012 at 15:01:26

R.i.P

2010
Fenerbahçe’s Captain Alex de Souza, 33 kissing Fenerbahçe’s legend player Lefter Küçükandonyadis, 85 hand.
[Hand-kissing is a ritual of greeting and respect, is a common way to greet elder people in culture of Turkey] (link:

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DFN Germany - Additional information posted on 14 January 2012 at 22:43:37

Died on 13.01.2012 (link:

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Sabri76 Turkey - Other notes posted on 15 January 2012 at 15:22:42

To DFN

In this page, I have already added his death date in the heat of the moment. Your additon post is not necessary because repetition is not beneficial... I think you didn’t see my post. It’s not a big problem, whereas you should pay attention in this case.

Turkey upcoming fixtures

Friendly International

Italy vs Turkey

Bologna, Tuesday 4 June 2024

Friendly International

Poland vs Turkey

Warsaw, Monday 10 June 2024

UEFA Euro 2024

Turkey vs Georgia

Dortmund, Tuesday 18 June 2024

UEFA Euro 2024

Turkey vs Portugal

Dortmund, Saturday 22 June 2024

Turkey fixtures

Lefter Küçükandonyadis's most often teammates

Turgay Şeren (1950 - 1963) - 29 games
Naci Erdem (1954 - 1962) - 25 games
Basri Dirimlili (1954 - 1961) - 24 games
Mustafa Ertan (1949 - 1960) - 24 games
Kadri Aytaç (1953 - 1961) - 23 games

Turkey players born on 20 May

Bora Öztürk (1955) - 1 cap
Emre Çolak (1991) - 4 caps