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Ertuğrul Sağlam

Ertuğrul Sağlam, Turkish footballer and coach

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Born
November 19, 1969
Age in 2026
57
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1969

About Ertuğrul Sağlam

Ertuğrul Sağlam (born 19 November 1969) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player who most recently coached Kocaelispor. As a player, he scored 11 goals in 30 appearances for Turkey, and was selected for the Euro 1996 squad. When he signed from Samsunspor to Beşiktaş in 1994, he was the most expensive signing in Turkish football, when Beşiktaş paid 70 Billion ₺, equivalent to around 3 Million $, at the time. During his six years at Beşiktaş, he scored 103 goals in 167 games.

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Ertuğrul Sağlam timeline

  1. When he signed from Samsunspor to Beşiktaş in 1994, he was the most expensive signing in Turkish football, when Beşiktaş paid 70 Billion ₺, equivalent to around 3 Million $, at the time.
  2. As a player, he scored 11 goals in 30 appearances for Turkey, and was selected for the Euro 1996 squad.

The world when Ertuğrul Sağlam was born

Ertuğrul Sağlam was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ertuğrul Sağlam's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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