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 Galatasaray's 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. Galatasaray's sports complex and training facility, the Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center, located in Florya, Istanbul, is named after him. Career statistics International goals Club level A goals tally in bold indicates that Oktay was the competition's top scorer for that season. Honours Club Galatasaray Süper Lig: 1962–63, 1968–69 Turkish Cup: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 Turkish Super Cup: 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)(In 1968–69, both Metin Oktay and Fevzi Zemzem had 19 goals each. Zemzem asked for Oktay to have the trophy) Most Süper Lig goals in a single season: 38 (1962–63) Galatasaray All-Time Top Scorer: 352 See also