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Which team did the player Metin Oktay belong to from 1962 to 1969?
Metin Oktay Metin Oktay ( 2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991 ) nicknamed the Uncrowned King ( ) by Galatasaray fans , was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey . Early life . Metin Oktay was born in Karşıyaka , Izmir , on 2 February 1936 . His father was a factory worker and his mother a homemaker . Personal life . Metin Oktay married Servet Kardicali on May 12 , 1965 , in Istanbul . On February 9 , 1965 , the couple had a daughter who was named by Metin Oktay as Zeynep . She died the same day she was born . In 1979 , Metin and Servet Oktay had a granddaughter from their son Rifat Halil Pala who was named Zeynep Pala . Metin Oktay lived with his family ; his spouse Servet Kardicali Oktay , his son Rifat and granddaughter Zeynep until he died on 13 September 1991 in Istanbul . Career . Oktay started his career at his local amateur club , Damlacık , in 1952 and moved to another amateur side , Yün Mensucat , in the following season during which he made his first appearance for the junior national team in 1954 . He was quickly transferred to İzmirspor at the end of the season and became the top scorer with 17 goals in the İzmir League the following season , the first of many times that he would lead the top scorers in the league . In 1955 , Gündüz Kılıç , trainer and former footballer of Galatasaray transferred him . Oktay , then only 19 years old , signed a five-year contract with Galatasaray in exchange for a Chevrolet car . Despite his young age , he was the top scorer in his first season in the Istanbul League , with 19 goals , and his team Galatasaray won the championship . Oktay was top scorer for four seasons in the İstanbul League and then three more in the Turkish League , thus making it seven consecutive years in the competitions he played in . Oktay made a record-breaking contract with Galatasaray in 1960 and because of this deal he had to divorce his wife Oya Sarı who wanted him to play for his old club İzmirspor . In December that year , he scored four goals ( after 1 , 9 , 61 and 71 minutes ) in a 5–0 victory against arch rivals Fenerbahçe which fixed his hero status among Galatasaray supporters . Songs were created for him and he became the first-ever Turkish footballer to play himself in a movie based on his life while actively pursuing his career . Metin Oktay stayed with Galatasaray until 1969 , with the exception of a short period in 1961–1962 , when he played for Palermo in Italy . He was the most crowned ( six times ) top goalscorer in the Turkish League and set a record with 217 goals in total . Tanju Çolak broke his record of most goals in a season in 1988 by a margin of one goal . Nicknamed the Taçsız Kral or King without a crown , he was a particularly strong goal scorer in Derby matches . During a Derby match against Galatasarays archrivals Fenerbahçe in 1959 , he hit the ball hard enough to open a hole in the opponents goal net . This unforgettable shot was one of the 18 goals that Oktay scored against Fenerbahçe in his career . The other major Istanbul rivals , Beşiktaş let in 13 of his goals . Oktay was also assistant coach and head coach of Galatasaray football team in the 1969–70 season and he later coached Bursaspor for a couple of years . Oktay was a board member of the club in 1984 for two years . He played 36 times for the Turkish national team and scored 19 goals . Breaking almost every record in the history of Turkish football that stood at the time , the King retired in 1969 . Oktay died on 13 September 1991 in Istanbul in a car accident . Legacy . Turkish comics artist Abdullah Turhan once made a comic strip about Metin Okay , published in the magazine 1001 Roman and Fotomaç . Every year on 13 September , Galatasaray players and supporters pay homage to the Uncrowned King at his grave in Kozlu cemetery near Topkapı in Istanbul . Galatasarays sports complex and training facility , the Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center , located in Florya , Istanbul , is named after him . Career statistics . Club level . A goals tally in bold indicates that Oktay was the competitions top scorer for that season . Honours . Club . Galatasaray - Süper Lig : 1962–63 , 1968–69 - Türkiye Kupası : 1962–63 , 1963–64 , 1964–65 , 1965–66 - TFF Süper Kupa : 1966 , 1969 - Istanbul Football League : 1955–56 , 1957–58 - TSYD Cup : 1963 , 1966 , 1967 Individual . - Izmir Football League Top Scorer : 1954–55 - Istanbul Football League Top Scorer : 1955–56 , 1956–57 , 1957–58 , 1958–59 - Gol Kralı ( 6 ) : 1959 , 1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1962–63 , 1964–65 , 1968–69 ( record ) - Most Süper Lig goals in a single season : 38 ( 1962–63 ) - Galatasaray All-Time Top Scorer : 352