Former Fenerbahçe football player and coach Ilie Datcu passed away.
Former Fenerbahçe goalkeeper and Romanian football player Ilie Datcu, who became a Turkish citizen and took the name İlyas Datça, passed away.
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Former Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Ilie Datcu, a Romanian sportsman who worked for Göztepe and Altınordu and became a Turkish citizen and took the name İlyas Datça, passed away.
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Why It Matters
After his goalkeeping career at Fenerbahçe, Ilie Datcu worked as a coach and goalkeeper academy director in various clubs in Türkiye.
Romanian Datcu, who worked in many clubs after his years as a goalkeeper in Fenerbahçe, passed away.
While Datcu was a coach in Göztepe in 1981 and 1984-85, he last served as the goalkeeper academy director in the Altınordu infrastructure, despite his advanced age.
Datcu, who became a Turkish citizen and took the name İlyas Datça, lived in Urla with his wife for many years.
MESSAGE FROM CLUBS
Following the death of the legendary former goalkeeper, Göztepe published the message, "We have learned with deep sadness that Ilie Datcu, who once served as the technical director of our club, passed away. May God have mercy on the deceased, and we offer our condolences to his family and the Turkish football community."
Altınordu said, "We have learned with deep sadness that Ilie Datcu, who once served as the Goalkeeper Academy Director in our club, passed away. May God have mercy on the late Ilie Datcu, and we express our condolences to his family, relatives and the Turkish football community."
Open Questions
- Where and when will the funeral ceremony be held?
