Kostas Kasapoğlu
Turkish association football player
About Kostas Kasapoğlu
Lived 1936 – 2016 (aged 79–80). Kostas Kasapoğlu was a Turkish association football player and association football coach.
Koço Kasapoğlu (; 15 November 1935 – 5 April 2016), also known as Yorgo or Kostas Kasapoğlu, was a Greek-Turkish football player and manager. A forward, throughout his career he was also nicknamed penaltı kralı (in English Penalty King) because he scored 500 of the 501 penalties he took in his career and is considered the best penalty taker in Turkish football history.
Club career Kasapoğlu played for Beyoğluspor, İstanbul S.A.Ş. and Vefa SK, and was considered one of the most iconic captains of İstanbulspors history,
International career He capped for Turkey for once on 25 November 1956 in Praha in a 1–1 tie against Czechoslovakia. He also played for Turkey B national football team.
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Who was Kostas Kasapoğlu?
Turkish association football player (1936–2016)
When was Kostas Kasapoğlu born?
Kostas Kasapoğlu was born in 1936 in Büyükada.
When did Kostas Kasapoğlu die?
Kostas Kasapoğlu died on 5 April 2016 in Athens.
What was Kostas Kasapoğlu's occupation?
Kostas Kasapoğlu was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Kostas Kasapoğlu?
Kostas Kasapoğlu was Turkish.
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