1923 - 2016
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bülent Eken has received more than 23,310 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bülent Eken is the 1,859th most popular soccer player (down from 1,828th in 2019), the 989th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 894th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Bülent Eken ranks 1,859 out of 16,880. Before him are Yoshitada Yamaguchi, Antonio Sastre, Ingvar Rydell, Roger Vonlanthen, Vladislao Cap, and Cacau. After him are José Ramón Alexanko, Ludo Coeck, Maxi Rodríguez, Enrique Mateos, Américo Gallego, and Henri Coppens.
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,853
1911 - 1987
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,854
1922 - 2013
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,855
1930 - 2020
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,856
1934 - 1982
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,857
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 1,858
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,859
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,860
1955 - 1985
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,861
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,862
1934 - 2001
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,863
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,864
1930 - 2015
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,865
Among people born in 1923, Bülent Eken ranks 259. Before him are Juvenal Amarijo, Menahem Pressler, Henryk Gulbinowicz, Bülent Ulusu, Hrant Shahinyan, and François Cavanna. After him are William Guarnere, Richard Herrmann, Ruth Williams Khama, Norman Smith, Inger Jacobsen, and Eugene Sledge. Among people deceased in 2016, Bülent Eken ranks 272. Before him are Miruts Yifter, David Margulies, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Merle Haggard, Slobodan Santrač, and Janet Reno. After him are Afeni Shakur, Prince Buster, Georges Balandier, Lasse Mårtenson, Marni Nixon, and Martin Lundström.
1923 - 2009
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 253
1923 - 2023
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 254
1923 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 255
1923 - 2015
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 256
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 257
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 258
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 259
1923 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 260
1923 - 1962
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 261
1923 - 2002
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 262
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 263
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 264
1923 - 2001
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 265
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 266
1937 - 2016
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 267
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 268
1937 - 2016
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 269
1946 - 2016
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 270
1938 - 2016
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 271
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 272
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 273
1938 - 2016
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 274
1920 - 2016
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 275
1934 - 2016
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 276
1930 - 2016
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 277
1918 - 2016
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 278
Among people born in Turkey, Bülent Eken ranks 989 out of 1,301. Before him are Kekaumenos (null), Hranush Arshagyan (1887), Hasan Şaş (1976), Şemsettin Günaltay (1883), Bülent Ulusu (1923), and Bedros Tourian (1851). After him are Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (null), Atticus of Constantinople (370), Avetis Aharonian (1866), Georgios Orphanidis (1859), Pythodorida of Pontus (-30), and İbrahim Şinasi (1826).
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 983
1887 - 1905
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 984
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 985
1883 - 1961
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 986
1923 - 2015
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 987
1851 - 1872
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 988
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 989
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 990
370 - 425
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 991
1866 - 1948
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 992
1859 - 1942
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 993
30 BC - 38
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 994
1826 - 1871
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 995
Among soccer players born in Turkey, Bülent Eken ranks 14. Before him are Burak Yılmaz (1985), Emre Belözoğlu (1980), Turgay Şeren (1932), Burhan Sargun (1929), Nihat Kahveci (1979), and Hasan Şaş (1976). After him are Alpay Özalan (1973), Volkan Demirel (1981), Tugay Kerimoğlu (1970), Tanju Çolak (1963), Aykut Kocaman (1965), and Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (1994).
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 8
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 9
1932 - 2016
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 10
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 11
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 12
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 13
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 14
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 15
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 16
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 17
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 18
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 19
1994 - 2022
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 20