Bülent Eken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bülent Eken

Turkish association football player

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Mersin, Turkey

Date of Death: 25-Jul-2016

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bülent Eken (26 October 1923 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish footballer and coach.
He played most of his career at Galatasaray SK, but also played for Salernitana and Palermo in Italy.
After his career he became a manager and he coached in Italy, In 1967, he went to Turkey as an assistant coach for Galatasaray SK.
He coached the Turkey national football team during 1962.
He represented his country at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Eken died on 25 July 2016, nineteen days after the death of his teammate Turgay Seren.