Ümit Aktan – Football phenomenon 71 years old
Galatasaray Football Club made it to the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the European Champions League and UEFA in the late 80s and 90s. At the beginning, we would all be one heart, hold our breath and watch the matches with the expression of the popular sports announcer of the time, Ümit Aktan, who gave life to our enthusiasm. Ümit Aktan, who was included in UEFA’s “Unforgettable commentators” list with his unorthodox comments, commented on the match where Galatasaray defeated Sion 4-1 in the 1997-1998 UEFA Champions League qualifying round and said, “The name of the Sion team, after this evening” It went down in history by saying “it should be depreSION”. Ümit Aktan, who started football at a young age and joined the Galatasaray infrastructure, switched to announcer due to an unfortunate injury. Born in Aydın in 1949, the phenomenon announcer continues to work as a sports commentator and writer.
