# Kamil Altan

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**Kamil Altan** (7 April 1924 – 25 February 2011) was a Turkish [footballer](/source/Association_football).[2] He competed in the [men's tournament](/source/Football_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics) at the [1952 Summer Olympics](/source/1952_Summer_Olympics).[3]

## Career

Prior to the 1952–53 season, Altan moved from [Eyüpspor](/source/Ey%C3%BCpspor) to [Galatasaray](/source/Galatasaray_S.K._(football)),[4] where he played until the end of the 1959–60 season. He scored one goal in 59 league appearances for the club. In the 1954–55 and 1955–56 seasons, he was part of the teams winning the [Istanbul Football League](/source/Istanbul_Football_League).[5] He then signed with [Taksim](/source/Taksim_S.K.), playing there until 1960.

After ending his football career, he became coach of Galatasaray's youth team in 1961.[6] After staying in this position for a while, he was the manager of Tophane Tayfunspor, an amateur team, in the 1970s.

## Personal life

Altan died on 25 February 2011. He was buried in [Selimpaşa](/source/Selimpa%C5%9Fa) Cemetery after noon prayers at the [Teşvikiye Mosque](/source/Te%C5%9Fvikiye_Mosque) on 27 February.[7]

## Honours

**Galatasaray**

- [Istanbul Football League](/source/Istanbul_Football_League): 1954–55, 1955–56

## References

1. "Galatasaray 1955-56 İstanbul şampiyonu" (in Turkish). *Milliyet*. 19 June 1956. p. 6.

1. ["Kamil Altan"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27495). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

1. ["Kamil Altan Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104258/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/kamil-altan-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/kamil-altan-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

1. "İsfenderiyar Açıksöz Galatasaraya döndü" (in Turkish). *Milliyet*. 2 August 1952. p. 5.

1. "Transferi ikinci küme canlandırdı" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 26 July 1958. p. 6.

1. "G. Saray'da Kılıç, teknik direktör oldu" (in Turkish). *Milliyet*. 14 August 1963. p. 6.

1. ["Vefat ve Başsağlığı"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110228054755/http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/9396.php) (in Turkish). *Galatasaray*. 25 February 2011. Archived from [the original](https://www.galatasaray.org/anasayfa) on 28 February 2011.

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