Sadi Gulcelik

Background

SadiGülçelik was born in Istanbul, Turkey on August 7, 1929.

Career

He played for Galatasaray Volleyball and Galatasaray Basketball, which was nicknamed "The invincible Armada" (Turkish: Yenilmez Armada), Gülçelik was also part of the basketball teams Karagücü and Modaspor. He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He scored 206 points in total for the Turkey national basketball team

Gülçelik died by an air disaster in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on August 19, 1980.

A sports complex, Enka Sadi Gülçelik Spor Sitesi, in Sarıyer, Istanbul is named in his honor.

Connections

brother-in-law:

Şarık Tara