Career
In his hometown of İzmir, there are many sports complexes and tournaments bearing his name. He is also the uncle of former Turkish international goalkeeper, Cenk Gönen. Club career Born in İzmir, Artuner started out as a halfback.
However, he left school at the age of 17, and made his professional debut for Göztepe as goalkeeper that same year (1961).
He went on to play 15 consecutive seasons for his team in the Süper Lig. He is widely seen as a club legend, and was nicknamed "Moskova panteri" (Moscow Panther).
International career He represented Turkey at the 1966 qualification, playing in one game. The last major tournament he played in was the Union of European Football Associations Euro 1972 qualifying, where he played in five games.
He captained his team in four of those games (two against West Germany, and one each against Albania and Poland).