Emrah Ozmen

Emrah Ozmen
Date of birth	November 13, 1983
place of birth	Ankara , Turkey
size	175 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2000-2002	Büyükşehir Belediyesi Ankara SK
2002-2011	Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
2011–2012	Başkent Yıldızları SK
2012-2014	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK
since 2014	Zeytinburnu Belediye SK

Emrah Özmen (born November 13, 1983 in Ankara ) is a Turkish ice hockey player who has been under contract with Zeytinburnu Belediye SK in the Turkish Super League since 2014 .

Career

Emrah Özmen began his career as a hockey player with Büyükşehir Belediyesi Ankara SK in his hometown, for which he made his debut in the Turkish Super League in the 2000/01 season . After becoming Turkish champions with his team in 2002, he left the club and switched to league rivals Polis Akademisi ve Koleji . With the team of the Turkish Police Academy he was also able to win the title in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. He remained loyal to the team until its dissolution in 2011 and then moved to Başkent Yıldızları SK . Although he was able to win the national championship title again with the club from the Turkish capital, he was drawn to İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK after just one season . In 2014 he moved to Zeytinburnu Belediye SK , for whom he has played since and with whom he became Turkish champions in 2015 and 2016.

International

For Turkey, Özmen took part in the 2001 qualification for Division III of the U18 World Cup in 2002 as well as in the U20-D World Cup in 1999 and Division III of the U20 World Cup in 2003 . He also played with the Turkish student selection at the 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum .

With the men's national team he played at the D-World Championship 2000 , the World Championship of Division II 2002 . 2005 , 2010 , 2013 and 2014 as well as at the World Championships of Division III 2003 , 2004 , 2008 , when he was the top scorer of the tournament together with the Greek Dimitrios Kalyvas and behind this also the second best scorer, in 2009 when he was second best together with the New Zealander Brett Speirs The goalscorer behind the Luxemburgish Benny Welter was, in 2011 , 2012 , when he was the second best scorer together with the Luxemburgish Robert Beran behind the Irish Gareth Roberts and had the best plus / minus balance of the tournament, in 2015 , when he was the best assist of the tournament, In 2016 , when he became the tournament's top scorer together with Georgian Boris Kotschkin , and in 2018 . From 2012 to 2016 he was the captain of the Turkish national team. In 2011 and 2012 he was voted the best player on his team.

Achievements and Awards

• 2002 Turkish champion with Büyükşehir Belediyesi Ankara SK
• 2004 Promotion to Division II at the World Cup Division III
• 2004 Turkish master with Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
• 2005 Turkish master with Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
• 2006 Turkish master with Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
• 2008 Turkish master with Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
• 2008 Topscorer at the World Championship Division II
• 2009 Promotion to Division II at the Division III World Championship
• 2009 Turkish Master with Polis Akademisi ve Koleji
• 2012 Promotion to Division II, Group B, at the Division III World Championship
• 2012 Best plus / minus balance at the World Championship in Division III
• 2012 Turkish champion with Başkent Yıldızları SK
• 2015 Turkish champion with the Zeytinburnu Belediye SK
• 2015 Best assists in the World Championship of Division III
• 2016 Turkish champion with the Zeytinburnu Belediye SK
• In 2016 promotion to Division II, Group B, at the Division III World Championship
• 2016 top scorer at the World Cup in Division III

Web links

• Emrah Özmen at eliteprospects.com (English)