Özcan Arkoç Explained

Özcan Arkoç
Birth Date:2 October 1939
Birth Place:Hayrabolu, Turkey
Death Place:Hamburg, Germany
Height:1.82 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Uzunköprü Spor
Years1:1955–1958
Caps1:42
Goals1:0
Years2:1958–1962
Caps2:81
Goals2:0
Years3:1962–1964
Caps3:54
Goals3:0
Years4:1964–1967
Caps4:64
Goals4:0
Years5:1967–1975
Caps5:159
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:400
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1959–1962
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1977–1978
Managerclubs1:Hamburger SV
Manageryears2:1979
Managerclubs2:Wormatia Worms
Manageryears3:1979
Managerclubs3:Holstein Kiel
Manageryears4:1979–1980
Managerclubs4:Hannover 96
Manageryears5:1983–1984
Managerclubs5:Kocaelispor

Özcan Arkoç (2 October 1939 – 17 February 2021) was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper,[1] [2] most notably for German club Hamburger SV.

Career

Arkoç was born in Hayrabolu, Turkey in 1939. He began his football career at Vefa. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1958 and to Beşiktaş in 1962. With Fenerbahçe, he won two Süper Lig championships.[3] He also played for Austria Wien between 1964 and 1967. The first Turkish professional to feature in the Bundesliga,[3] he played for Hamburger SV for nine seasons and retired in 1975. He played in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1968[3] 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.[3] He became the head coach of Hamburger SV in 1977 for one season and the first Turkish manager of a Bundesliga club, his side's stars including Kevin Keegan and Manfred Kaltz.[3] Under Özcan, Hamburger SV played in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup, losing 7–1 on aggregate to Liverpool F.C.

Özcan died at the age of 81 in Hamburg on 17 February 2021.[4]

Honours

Hamburger SV

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkoc Özcan . worldfootball.net . 20 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Arkoç, Özcan Arkoç - Manager.
  3. News: Bock . Andreas . Der sanfte Riese aus Hayrabolu - Özcan Arkoc, erster… . 18 February 2021 . 11 Freunde . 3 January 2014 . de.
  4. News: Traurige Nachricht: HSV-Idol und Ex-Trainer Özcan Arkoc ist tot . 17 February 2021 . MOPO . 17 February 2021 . de.