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Mustafa Elkatipzade

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Mustafa Elkatipzade
Mustafa Elkatipzade
Personal information
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Tunisia
Date of death 4 March 1967(1967-03-04) (aged 77–78)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Managerial career
Years Team
1921–1924 Fenerbahçe

Mustafa Elkatipzade (1889 – 4 March 1967) was a Turkish football manager. He managed Fenerbahçe between 1921 and 1924[1] He won the 1922–23 Istanbul League Championship. He was also the manager of the General Harington Cup squad.[2]

He founded the first youth team in Turkish football history.[3] He also founded the Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy and managed the youngsters between 1909 and 1911.[4] Zeki Rıza Sporel, Hasan Kamil Sporel and Hikmet Topuzer played in the academy under his management.

He was also a member of the Committee of Union and Progress and is known for sacking all the players who refused to join the army during the Turkish War of Independence.[5]

He died on 4 March 1967.[3]

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