Şeref Görkey

{{short description|Turkish footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Şeref Görkey

| image = Beşiktaş JK squad (1940-1941) (cropped) (Şeref Görkey).jpg

| image_size =

|caption = Görkey in the 1940–41 season

| fullname = Şeref Görkey

| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|01|01|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=1063960 |title=Şeref Görkey - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF |publisher=TFF |access-date=19 April 2014|language=tr}}

| birth_place = Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|11|10|1913|01|01|df=y}}{{cite news|title=Şeref Görkey'i Kaybettik |url=http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/32561/seref_gorkey_i_kaybettik.html|publisher=Hürriyet|date=19 April 2014|access-date=8 December 2020|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140419182308/http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/32561/seref_gorkey_i_kaybettik.html|archive-date=19 April 2014}}

| death_place = Istanbul, Turkey

| height =

| position = Striker{{NFT|65192}}

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1930–1950 |clubs1 = Beşiktaş | caps1 = 295 | goals1 = 242

| nationalyears1 = 1936 |nationalteam1 = Turkey | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1953–1954 |managerclubs1 = Adalet G.K.

| manageryears2 = 1955–1957 |managerclubs2 = Beykozspor

| manageryears3 = 1957–1959 |managerclubs3 = Turkey U-21

| manageryears4 = 1958 |managerclubs4 = Adalet G.K.

| manageryears5 = 1959–1960 |managerclubs5 = Turkey Amateur

| manageryears6 = 1960–1962 |managerclubs6 = Turkey U-21

| manageryears7 = 1961 |managerclubs7 = Beşiktaş

| manageryears8 = 1962 |managerclubs8 = Turkey

| manageryears9 = 1963 |managerclubs9 = Vefa S.K.

| manageryears10 = 1972 |managerclubs10 = İstanbulspor

}}

Şeref Görkey (1 January 1913 - 10 November 2004) was a Turkish footballer and manager who mainly served Turkish side Beşiktaş throughout his career. Nicknamed Voleci Şeref,{{cite news|title=Şeref Görkey - Biyografi|url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/oyuncu/325/seref_gorkey.html|publisher=Beşiktaş J.K.|access-date=19 April 2014|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201208172529/https://bjk.com.tr/tr/oyuncu/325/seref_gorkey.html|archive-date=8 December 2020}}{{cite news|title="Voleci Şeref"e son görev|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/voleci-seref-e-son-gorev-272404|publisher=Hürriyet|date=11 November 2004|access-date=19 April 2014|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201208173133/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/|archive-date=8 December 2020}}{{cite news|title=Kartal, 'Voleci Şeref'i andı!|url=https://spor.mynet.com/kartal-voleci-serefi-andi-10460-myspor?tmpl=mobile|publisher=mynet.com|date=11 November 2020|access-date=19 April 2014|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201208173441/https://spor.mynet.com/kartal-voleci-serefi-andi-10460-myspor?tmpl=mobile|archive-date=8 December 2020}} literally meaning "Şeref the Volley Scorer", due to his tally of scoring 99 goals of volley shots during his career,{{cite news|title='Voleci Şeref' vefat etti|url=http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/295585.asp|publisher=ntvmsnbc|date=19 April 2014|access-date=8 December 2020|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201208173746/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/295585.asp|archive-date=8 December 2020}} Görkey wore number 10 shirt whilst his entire spell at Beşiktaş.{{cite news|title= Bir futbolcu düşünün… |url=https://tr.beinsports.com/haber/bir-futbolcu-dusunun|publisher=Lig TV|date=10 December 2006|access-date=19 April 2014|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201208173555/https://tr.beinsports.com/haber/bir-futbolcu-dusunun|archive-date=8 December 2020}} He was also part of Turkey's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700437 |title=Şeref Görkey |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 September 2021}}