Yasin Özdenak (born 11 October 1948) is a former Turkishfootballgoalkeeper[1] and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club.[2]
In 1977, Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun the transferred Yasin, known in the United States as Erol Yasin, when he was 28 to the Cosmos where he played alongside football legends like Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer. Pelé was 35 years old and played 2 years with Yasin Ozdenak for New York Cosmos before he gave up playing. Yasin also coached the Cosmos.
He was a goalkeeper and also, another legendary football player, Diego Armando Maradona had become opponent to Yasin Özdenak when Maradona was 18 years old at a friendly match.
He also managed Sydney Crescent Star, a team who at the time competed in the NSW Premier League in Australia. He led the team to a top 5 position in their first season as well as a victory in the Continental Cup (now known as the Tiger Turf Cup).
Personal lifeedit
Özdenak was born into a sporting family , as his brothers Doğan, Mustafa and Gökmen were also professional footballers. He has 2 other siblings Figen and Tuncay. [3][4]
yasin, özdenak, born, october, 1948, former, turkish, football, goalkeeper, active, coach, currently, employed, hume, city, technical, director, club, personal, informationdate, birth, 1948, october, 1948, place, birthiskenderun, turkeyheight1, position, goalk. Yasin Ozdenak born 11 October 1948 is a former Turkish football goalkeeper 1 and now an active coach He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club 2 Yasin OzdenakPersonal informationDate of birth 1948 10 11 11 October 1948 age 75 Place of birthIskenderun TurkeyHeight1 84 m 6 ft 1 2 in Position s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1965 1966Istanbulspor19 0 1967 1977Galatasaray186 0 1977 1979New York Cosmos41 0 International career1971 1975Turkey6 0 Managerial career1981 1982New York Cosmos Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Professional career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editIn 1977 Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun the transferred Yasin known in the United States as Erol Yasin when he was 28 to the Cosmos where he played alongside football legends like Pele and Franz Beckenbauer Pele was 35 years old and played 2 years with Yasin Ozdenak for New York Cosmos before he gave up playing Yasin also coached the Cosmos He was a goalkeeper and also another legendary football player Diego Armando Maradona had become opponent to Yasin Ozdenak when Maradona was 18 years old at a friendly match He also managed Sydney Crescent Star a team who at the time competed in the NSW Premier League in Australia He led the team to a top 5 position in their first season as well as a victory in the Continental Cup now known as the Tiger Turf Cup Personal life editOzdenak was born into a sporting family as his brothers Dogan Mustafa and Gokmen were also professional footballers He has 2 other siblings Figen and Tuncay 3 4 References edit YASIN OZDENAK TFF Retrieved 2009 04 09 Coaching Staff FC Seoul Retrieved 2009 04 09 Ozdenaklar in oykusu ve Drogba Gokmen Uc kardes ucu de Galatasarayli External links editYasin Ozdenak at www mackolik com also at arsiv mackolik com in Turkish NASL stats nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Turkish association football goalkeeper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yasin Ozdenak amp oldid 1222315725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,