Metin Kurt

{{Short description|Turkish footballer (1948–2012)}}

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| name = Metin Kurt

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|3|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Karagümrük, Turkey

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|8|24|1948|3|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Istanbul, Turkey

| height = 1.79 m

| position = Winger

| years1 = 1966–1967 | clubs1 = Altay | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1967–1971 | clubs2 = PTT | caps2 = 93 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1970–1971 | clubs3 = → Galatasaray (loan) | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 10

| years4 = 1971–1976 | clubs4 = Galatasaray | caps4 = 129 | goals4 = 24

| years5 = 1976–1977 | clubs5 = Kayserispor | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0

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| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1966–1967

| nationalteam1 = Turkey U18

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1969–1970

| nationalteam2 = Turkey U21

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1968–1975

| nationalteam3 = Turkey

| nationalcaps3 = 26

| nationalgoals3 = 4

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| manageryears1 = 1992

| managerclubs1 = Eyüpspor

| manageryears2 = 1992–1993

| managerclubs2 = Dikilitaş Spor

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Metin Kurt (15 March 1948 – 24 August 2012) was a Turkish football player, who played as a winger, and manager. He was nicknamed Çizgi Metin (English, "Sideline Metin") because he drew opponents towards him when he played.{{cite web|url=https://listelist.com/metin-kurt-kimdir/|title=Futbola Kazandırdıklarıyla Sahaların Gladyatörü Metin Kurt Hakkında 15 Önemli Bilgi|date=4 August 2017|publisher=}} Kurt spent most of his career in the Turkish Süper Lig, and is best known for his stint with Galatasaray where he won three consecutive Süper Lig titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/g-sarayin-metin-kurt-pismanligi-21304361|title=G.Saray'ın Metin Kurt pişmanlığı|date=9 May 2017 |publisher=}}

Outside football

Kurt was a Communist and revolutionary sports worker, who was a TKP member and founded various unionist organizations for football.{{cite web|url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/spor/devrimci-spor-emekcisi-metin-kurt-yasamini-yitirdi-haberi-58736|title=Devrimci spor emekçisi Metin Kurt yaşamını yitirdi!|date=24 August 2012|publisher=}} He briefly coached after his footballing career, and was sports writer for a magazine he released called "Sportmen".{{cite web|url=http://www.ensonhaber.com/metin-kurtta-tkpden-aday-2011-03-29.html|title=Metin Kurt da TKP'den aday|website=Ensonhaber|date=29 March 2011 }}

Personal life

Metin is the brother of the footballer İsmail Kurt.{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/metin-kurt-hayatini-kaybetti---1585693-skorerhaber/|title=Metin Kurt hayatını kaybetti|first=milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber|last=sitesi|date=July 2020 |publisher=}}

Death

Kurt died of a heart attack on 24 August 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/futbolun-sol-cizgisi-coktu-21294593|title=Futbolun sol çizgisi çöktü|date=9 May 2017 |publisher=}}

Honours

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