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during the inauguration match of the venue in 1947. The match was played as the first match of AIK's tour in Turkey. Seba scored the first goal in the stadium on the 40th minute. In one of his last interviews, he narrated the goal saying: "Faruk kicked the ball from the left side to me. Then, I
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1456:1926 births
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1424:(2012–2019)
1418:(2004–2012)
1412:(2000–2004)
1406:(1984–2000)
1400:(1981–1984)
1394:(1980–1981)
1388:(1979–1980)
1386:Gazi Akınal
1376:(1977–1979)
1374:Gazi Akınal
1370:(1973–1977)
1364:(1972–1973)
1358:(1971–1972)
1356:Himmet Ünlü
1352:(1970–1971)
1340:(1969–1970)
1338:Rüştü Erkuş
1334:(1968–1969)
1328:(1967–1968)
1326:Hakkı Yeten
1322:(1966–1967)
1314:Hakkı Yeten
1310:(1963–1964)
1304:(1960–1963)
1302:Hakkı Yeten
1298:(1959–1960)
1286:(1957–1958)
1274:(1956–1957)
1268:(1955–1956)
1262:(1952–1955)
1256:(1950–1952)
1244:(1942–1950)
1238:(1941–1942)
1232:(1939–1941)
1226:(1938–1939)
1220:(1935–1938)
1218:Fuat Balkan
1214:(1932–1935)
1208:(1930–1932)
1202:(1928–1930)
1196:(1926–1928)
1194:Fuat Balkan
1190:(1924–1926)
1184:(1923–1924)
1178:(1918–1923)
1176:Fuat Balkan
1172:(1911–1918)
1166:(1908–1911)
1160:(1903–1908)
1096:Beşiktaş JK
657:Turkish Cup
539:Fatih Terim
519:Metin Tekin
515:Feyyaz Uçar
499:Dynamo Kyiv
476:Hakkı Yeten
427:Galatasaray
130:Position(s)
1450:Categories
1434:Hasan Arat
1344:Nuri Togay
1332:Talat Asal
1296:Nuri Togay
1290:Enver Kaya
1284:Nuri Togay
1248:Ekrem Amaç
1164:Şükrü Paşa
1100:1984–2000
846:. Goal.com
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776:17 January
734:References
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566:Hasan Arat
281:Early life
256:player of
217:Turkey U21
114:Footballer
61:1926-04-05
1350:Agasi Şen
1316:(1964–66)
1182:Salih Bey
1170:Fuat Paşa
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940:14 August
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696:Fleet Cup
626:Süper Lig
609:Süper Lig
323:Bosphorus
291:Soğuksulu
276:Biography
258:Abkhazian
172:1946–1953
69:Soğuksulu
722:See also
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262:Istanbul
254:football
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92:Istanbul
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