Önder Turacı

Önder Turacı

Turacı playing for Fenerbahçe in 2007
Personal information
Full nameÖnder Turacı
Date of birth14 July 1981
Place of birthLiège, Belgium
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre-back / Right-back
Youth career
1986–1995Club Ligue
1995–1998Tilleur Liège
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2004Standard Liège64(3)
2000Visé (loan)18(0)
2000–2002La Louvière (loan)[1]49(2)
2004–2010Fenerbahçe121(5)
2010–2011Kayserispor26(1)
2012Göztepe15(0)
2013–2014Sarıyer10(1)
2014Şanlıurfaspor10(2)
2014–2015Antalyaspor0(0)
National team
1998–1999Belgium U1816(1)
2000Belgium U191(0)
2001–2003Belgium U2114(2)
2004–2009Turkey4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:03, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Önder Turacı (Turkish pronunciation: [øndeɾ tuɾadʒɯ], born 14 July 1981) is a Turkish footballer who is currently a free agent.

International career

Turacı was a Belgian U-21s and played in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He was included in the squad of Turkish senior team in series of friendlies in summer 2004,[2] and made his debut on 18 August 2004, a friendly match against Belarus.[3]

At that time the new FIFA status was came in forced since 1 January 2004, as loosen the nationality transfer of players aged under 21. A provision clause of 1 year effectiveness was also came in force that any player who already played for one nation youth side, but not the senior, can have a chance to apply for nationality transfer, regardless of their age. Any players that already allowed to play in official match in senior team, means the transfer automatically done. But in Turacı case, his transfer was uncertain, and Belgian senior team once tried to recall him in February 2006.[4] After the rule change by FIFA, he was able to play in Turkish national team in 2009.[5]

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