Name: Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Country:

Turkey
Club: Fenerbahçe S.K.
Position: *
SS,
CF,
AMF,
WFSide: LF/LS
Age: 28-31 years (22/12/1925)
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Attack:
90Defence:
41Balance:
76Stamina:
78Top Speed:
83Acceleration:
82Response:
83Agility:
84Dribble Accuracy:
86Dribble Speed:
81Short Pass Accuracy:
82Short Pass Speed:
76Long Pass Accuracy:
78Long Pass Speed:
78Shot Accuracy:
91Shot Power:
88Shot Technique:
88Free Kick Accuracy:
76Curling:
73Header:
75Jump:
77Technique:
86Aggression:
83Mentality:
77Keeper Skills:
50Team Work:
78Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
7Weak Foot Frequency:
7Consistency:
6Growth Type:
Standard LastingCARDS:P13 Long Ranger
S01 Reaction
S03 1-on-1 Finish
S04 PK Taker
S05 1-touch Play
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Reaction - 1on1 Scoring - Penalties - 1 touch Pass - Middle Shooting
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFOLefter Küçükandonyadis is the best ever Turkish and Fenerbahce footballer. Mainly known for his spectacular shooting, he scored few times from distance of 40 meters but his shots had above all excellent precision and he was very skillful from volleys. He was excellent goal scorer despite the fact he played in midfield for some part of career, he had excellent vision and goal instinct, his dribbbling was also on a top level and he was excellent executor of penalty kicks. In 1958, after Lefter destroyed the Mighty Magyars led by Puskas, the hungarians admitted Lefter is currently at the time the best left footed player in the world, despite the great Ferenc. Born as the son of a fisherman of Greek descent and a Turkish mother, he grew up with 10 other brothers and sisters. He started his footballing career with Taksimspor, a club based in Istanbul. Küçükandonyadis transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1947, achieving instant success. He was the first Turkish footballer to play abroad, playing during 1951–1953 for ACF Fiorentina in Italy and OGC Nice in France. Returning to Fenerbahçe, he won two Istanbul League titles and later, after the start of the Turkish national league, three Turkish League (1959, 1961 and 1964) championship titles. In the season 1953–1954, he was the top scorer in the Turkish league. Küçükandonyadis scored in all a total of 423 goals in 615 games for Fenerbahçe. After ending his career in Turkey in 1964, Küçükandonyadis played a single season in Greece with AEK Athens. He participated in five games in the 1965 season scoring two goals before an injury in the match against Iraklis forced his retirement. He played 50 times for the Turkish national football team, 9 of them as the captain. He also played at the 1954 World Cup netting in 2 goals, one against West-Germany and one against South-Korea. He scored 20 goals for his national team and was the top scorer for Turkey till overtaken by Hakan Şükür. He was the first Turkish football player to receive the "Golden Honor medal" from the Turkish Football Federation. Lefter coached Egaleo F.C. in Greece and Supersport United in South Africa. He later returned to Turkey and coached the clubs Sivasspor, Samsunspor, Orduspor, Mersin Idmanyurdu and Boluspor. He's also known as "Ordinarius" in Turkey.