Özcan Arkoç

Özcan Arkoç
Personal information
Full nameÖzcan Arkoç
Date of birth2 December 1939
Place of birthHayrabolu, Turkey
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Uzunköprü Spor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1955–1958Vefaspor42(0)
1958–1962Fenerbahçe81(0)
1962–1964Beşiktaş54(0)
1964–1967FK Austria Wien64(0)
1967–1975Hamburger SV159(0)
Total400(0)
National team
1959–1962Turkey9(0)
Teams managed
1977–1978Hamburger SV
1978–1979Wormatia Worms
1979–1980Holstein Kiel
1983–1984Kocaelispor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Özcan Arkoç (born 2 December 1939 in Turkey) is a retired Turkish footballer.[1] He is famous for having played as a goalkeeper for the German team Hamburger SV.

Arkoç was born in Hayrabolu in 1939. He began his football career at Vefa. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1958 and to Beşiktaş in 1962. He also played for Austria Wien between 1964 and 1967. He played Hamburger SV for nine seasons and retired in 1975. He played in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1968 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. He became the head coach of Hamburger SV in 1977 for one season, his side's stars including Kevin Keegan and Felix Magath. Under Özcan, Hamburger SV played in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup, losing 7–1 on aggregate to Liverpool F.C..

Özcan was the first ever Turkish manager of a Bundesliga club.

Honours

Club

Fenerbahçe
Austria Wien
Hamburger SV

References

  1. "Arkoc Özcan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

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