Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı

Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı (born 1 January 1936 in Trabzon) is a Turkish former footballer and a successful manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı

Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-01-01) 1 January 1936 (age 87)
Place of birth	Trabzon, Turkey
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1954	Trabzon Yolspor
1954–1967	İdmanocağı
1967–1972	Trabzonspor
Managerial career
1973–1975	Trabzonspor
1975–1978	Trabzonspor
1979–1980	Trabzonspor
1981–1984	Trabzonspor
1986–1987	Trabzonspor
1988	Trabzonspor
1988	Bursaspor
1990	Sarıyer
1997–1998	Vanspor^[1]
1999	Trabzonspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı Stadyumu, Trabzon

Biography

Özyazıcı played football at the club İdmanocağı in his hometown Trabzon for several years. Following his retirement, he became a manager. In the 1975–76 season, he led Trabzonspor to its first league championship title. This was the first time, a team besides the Istanbul clubs Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK, and Beşiktaş JK (called the "Big Three") to win the Turkish Super League. Further titles came with Ozyazici in the seasons 1976–77, 1978–79 and 1979–80. Trabzonspor remained until 2010 the only team to win the league title besides the "Big Three".^{[citation needed]}

Özyazici's Trabzonspor showed success in the UEFA Champions League by beating English giant Liverpool F.C. in the late 1970s. After his successful years at Trabzonspor, he left his post to manage Bursaspor, Sarıyer,^[4] Vanspor and Sarıyer G.K. (Istanbul). He is considered one of the most successful managers in the history of Turkish football gaining four Turkish Super League titles, a performance reached by Fatih Terim only. He has won three Turkish Cups and several other cups, all achieved with Trabzonspor.^{[citation needed]}

Ozyazici now lives in Trabzon.^{[citation needed]}

Honors

As manager

• Trabzonspor^[5]
  • Turkish Super League
    • champion 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • champion 1976–77
    • champion 1979–80
    • champion 1983–84
  • Turkish Cup
    • runner-up 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • winner 1976–77
    • winner 1977–78
    • winner 1983–84
  • President's Cup
    • winner 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • winner 1976–77
    • winner 1977–78
    • winner 1979–80
    • winner 1982–83
    • runner-up 1983–84
  • Prime Minister's Cup
    • winner 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • winner 1977–78
  • Turkish Second League
    • champion 1973–74

References

1. "Teknik Direktör Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
3. "Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
4. . Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
5. (in Turkish). Trabzonspor.mobi. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.