Token - Shell Todor Veselinovic
1997 year| Nickel plated steel | 8.2 g | 27.2 mm |
| Location | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1997 |
| Composition | Nickel plated steel |
| Weight | 8.2 g |
| Diameter | 27.2 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#388880 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Fenerbahçe SK logo and Shell logo.
Script: Latin
Lettering: Shell Üç Büyükler Futbol Yıldızları 1997
Translation: Shell Football Stars of the Big Three 1997
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Plain
Comment
Üç Büyükler Futbol Yıldızları 1997 (Football Stars of the Big Three 1997) series is a special medal collection issued by Shell for the top 11 players and coach of Beşiktaş JK, Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK.
Todor "Toza" Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Тодор "Тоза" Веселиновић; 1930–2017) was a Serbian footballer and coach. At international level, he won 37 caps and scored 28 goals. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup. He was the last surviving member of Yugoslavia's 1954 World Cup squad. He was one of the most renowned goalscorers in Yugoslavian history. He was the Yugoslav First League top scorer on four occasions. In total for Vojvodina, he scored 586 goals, including unofficial games. He also won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He later began a coaching career and managed several clubs, including Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia, Olympiacos in Greece, and Fenerbahçe in Turkey. He won two Turkish league titles (1985 and 1989) with Fenerbahçe. In the 1988–89 season, Fenerbahçe set a record for the highest goals scored in a single season with 103 goals scored in 36 matches of the regular season under the management of Veselinovic. Todor Veselinovic, nicknamed Toza, was also known as "Veysel Hoca" in Turkey.
