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Cihat Arman
Playing for Fenerbahçe in a match in 1949
Personal information
Full name Cihat Arman
Date of birth (1915-07-16)16 July 1915
Place of birth Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Date of death 14 May 1994(1994-05-14) (aged 78)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1937 Gençlerbirliği ? (?)
1937–1939 Güneş 18 (0)
1939–1951 Fenerbahçe 308 (0)
International career
1936–1951 Turkey 13 (0)
Managerial career
1948–49 Fenerbahçe
1949 Turkey
1954–55 Beyoğluspor
1955–56 Beşiktaş
1956 Turkey
1956–57 İstanbulspor
1957–60 Kasımpaşa
1960–61 İstanbulspor
1962–63 Yeşildirek
1964 Turkey
1966–67 Eskişehirspor
1967–68 Mersin İdmanyurdu
1968–69 Vefa
1970–71 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cihat Arman (16 July 1915 in Istanbul – 14 May 1994 in Istanbul), was a Turkish football goalkeeper and manager.[1] He represented Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the coach of the Turkish national football team throughout 1949, and Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup as a result of victories in the qualifiers under his management. However, Turkish national football team could not participate in this tournament due to financial difficulties caused by the World War II. He was called "Yellow Canary" by the fans as he wore his Yellow Sweater in every match without exception, and this led to Fenerbahçe adopting the "Yellow Canaries" symbol.[3]

Biography

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Arman started playing club football at the age of 15 and made his debut for Ankaragücü. In 1936, he transferred to the Istanbul club Güneş. After the closure of this club, he moved to Fenerbahçe, where he played 308 games in total. He was nicknamed the "flying goalkeeper" due to his acrobatic and successful saves. The sight of him flying wearing his yellow shirt was the inspiration behind "The Yellow Canaries" (Sarı Kanaryalar in Turkish), the nickname for the football team of Fenerbahçe.

During World War II, international competitions were rarely held. So, Arman played only 13 games with the Turkey national football team during this time. After 1949 he served as the goalkeeper and captain for the team. He also coached the Turkey national team which qualified for the 1950 World Cup, thrashing Syria 7–0; but Turkey withdrew due to financial problems.

After Arman retired from active sport in 1950, he coached the Istanbul clubs Kasımpaşa, İstanbulspor, Yeşildirek, Beşiktaş[4] and the national team (1950, 1957, 1958 and 1959).

References

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  1. ^ "Photo of Cihat Arman". istanbulsportd.org. May 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Cihat Arman". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahçe'nin sarı kanarya sembolü nereden geliyor? | Goal.com Türkçe". www.goal.com (in Turkish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Cihat Arman". mackolik.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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