Özcan Arkoç
Özcan Arkoç (2 October 1939 – 17 February 2021) was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper,[1][2] most notably for German club Hamburger SV.
| Arkoç in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Hayrabolu, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 2021 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Uzunköprü Spor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1958 | Vefaspor | 42 | (0) |
| 1958–1962 | Fenerbahçe | 81 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | Beşiktaş | 54 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Austria Wien | 64 | (0) |
| 1967–1975 | Hamburger SV | 159 | (0) |
| Total | 400 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1962 | Turkey | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 1979 | Wormatia Worms | ||
| 1979 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| 1979–1980 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 1983–1984 | Kocaelispor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Arkoç was born in Hayrabolu, Turkey in 1939. He began his football career at Vefa. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1958 and to Beşiktaş in 1962. With Fenerbahçe, he won two Süper Lig championships.[3] He also played for Austria Wien between 1964 and 1967. The first Turkish professional to feature in the Bundesliga,[3] he played for Hamburger SV for nine seasons and retired in 1975. He played in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1968[3] losing 2–0 to AC Milan.
In 1976, he became the assistant coach next to Kuno Klötzer at Hamburger SV, the duo would lead Hamburger SV to a European Cup Winners' Cup in 1977.[3] He became the head coach of Hamburger SV in 1977 for one season and the first Turkish manager of a Bundesliga club, his side's stars including Kevin Keegan and Manfred Kaltz.[3] Under Özcan, Hamburger SV played in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup, losing 7–1 on aggregate to Liverpool F.C.
Özcan died at the age of 81 in Hamburg on 17 February 2021.[4]
Honours edit
Hamburger SV
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1967–68[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Arkoc Özcan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Arkoç, Özcan Arkoç - Manager".
- ^ a b c d e f Bock, Andreas (3 January 2014). "Der sanfte Riese aus Hayrabolu - Özcan Arkoc, erster…". 11 Freunde (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Traurige Nachricht: HSV-Idol und Ex-Trainer Özcan Arkoc ist tot". MOPO (in German). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links edit
- Özcan Arkoç at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Özcan Arkoç at www.mackolik.com (also at arsiv.mackolik.com) (in Turkish)
- Özcan Arkoç at austria-archiv.at (in German)