Talat Özkarslı

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Talat Özkarslı
Personnel
birthday March 21, 1938
place of birth Gaziantep ,  Turkey
date of death June 10, 2020
Place of death Gaziantep, Turkey
size 177 cm
position Defense
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1953-1960 Şehreküstü SK
1960-1961 Goztepe Izmir 29 0(5)
1961-1971 Galatasaray Istanbul 182 (15)
1971-1974 Gaziantepspor 28 0(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1962-1966 Turkey U21 5 0(0)
1961–1962 Turkey B 2 0(1)
1962-1968 Turkey 26 0(1)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1983 Gaziantepspor
1 Only league games are given.

Talat Özkarslı (born March 21, 1938 in Gaziantep ; † June 10, 2020 there ) was a Turkish football player . Through his many years of work for Galatasaray Istanbul , he is very strongly associated with this club. On fan and club pages he is seen as one of the most important players in club history. After the departure of the Galatasaray legend Metin Oktay , he took over the captain's armband and wore it until he left. Furthermore, due to his activity as a player and later as an official, he is regarded as an important personality of the Gaziantepspor club . During his playing days he was referred to by fans, the trade press and teammates as Koçero or Koçero Talat .

Player career

society

Özkarslı began playing football on the street and played for the first time as an amateur footballer at Şehreküstü SK . In 1960 he moved to the first division club Göztepe Izmir and quickly established himself as a regular player. Here the legendary coach of Galatasaray Istanbul , Gündüz Kılıç , noticed him and made sure that his club signed him. At Galatasaray he immediately established himself as a regular player and became a player legend through his successes.

In 1971 he left Galatasaray and moved to the third division club in his hometown, to Gaziantepspor . At the relatively newly founded club, he helped to make the club an institution in Turkish football. Already in his first season for Gaziantepspor one rose as a master of the TFF 2. Lig in the TFF 1. Lig . At Gaziantepspor he played until the summer of 1974 and then ended his playing career.

National team

Özkarslı played a total of 26 times for Turkey . He also played five times for the Turkish U21 selection and twice for the second selection of Turkey.

In 1965 he took part in the ECO Cup with Turkey and took second place. In 1967 he took part again with Turkey and won this cup.

Coaching career

At the end of the second division season 1982/83 he took over Gaziantepspor for eight interim matches .

successes

As a player

Trivia

  • Since the opening of the new Türk Telekom Arena stadium , under the patronage of the main sponsor, Türk Telekom , Galatasaray Istanbul has been organizing thanksgiving for its legendary players before every home game. For example, on March 10, 2013, as part of the league match against Antalyaspor Özkarslı, a plaque of thanks for his many years of service and success was presented.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b galatasaray.org: "Talat Özkarslı Türk Telekom Arena'daydı" (accessed on November 12, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Özkarslı, Talat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Gaziantep , Turkey
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 2020
Place of death Gaziantep , Turkey