Ramazan Özcan Explained

Ramazan Özcan
Fullname:Ramazan Özcan[1]
Birth Date:28 June 1984
Birth Place:Hohenems, Austria
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:BNZ Vorarlberg
Years1:2003–2006
Clubs1:Austria Lustenau
Caps1:86
Goals1:0
Years2:2006–2007
Clubs2:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2007
Clubs3:Red Bull Salzburg II
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2008
Clubs4:1899 Hoffenheim (loan)
Caps4:17
Goals4:0
Years5:2008–2010
Clubs5:1899 Hoffenheim
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:2010
Clubs6:Beşiktaş (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2011–2016
Clubs7:FC Ingolstadt 04
Caps7:147
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2020
Clubs8:Bayer Leverkusen
Caps8:3
Goals8:0
Nationalteam1:Austria U21
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008–2017
Nationalteam2:Austria
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0

Ramazan Özcan (pronounced as /de/ born 28 June 1984) is an Austrian[2] former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3]

Career

Club

Özcan started his professional career with Austria Lustenau in 2003, and moved to Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2006. He spent one season and a half with Salzburg as the club's third-choice goalkeeper and only made three Bundesliga appearances in the final stages of the 2006–07 season.

He moved to German 2. Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in the winter break of the 2007–08 season on an initial six-month loan and played all seventeen league games in the second half of the season as the club secured promotion to the Bundesliga. In these seventeen games, he only conceded twenty goals. He was signed by the club on a five-year contract upon the end of the season, but on 30 December 2009 he left Germany to sign on loan for Beşiktaş.[4]

International

Following Helge Payer's withdrawal due to illness, Özcan was named to Austria's 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals,[5] but did not play any matches during the tournament. He made his international debut in a friendly match against Italy on 20 August 2008, replacing Alex Manninger at half-time. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro.[6]

Personal life

Özcan is of Turkish descent and holds Turkish citizenship as well.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramazan Özcan . Bundesliga . 27 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Ramazan Ozcan . . 20 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091111233333/http://www.skysports.com/football/euro2008/player-profiles/0,23132,13949_147056,00.html . 11 November 2009 .
  3. Web site: Ozcan Joins Besiktas . Perlomental . 29 December 2009 . 29 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716164419/http://www.superlignews.com/2009/12/besiktas-sign-hoffenheim-goalie-ramazan.html . 16 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Özcan-Wechsel zu Besiktas perfekt . de . N24 . 29 August 2010.
  5. Web site: Shock diagnosis ends Payer's dream . . 27 May 2008 . 30 December 2008.
  6. Web site: Austria-Hungary Line-up UEFA Euro . UEFA. com . 5 December 2020.
  7. Web site: RAMAZAN ÖZCAN – Player Details TFF . TFF.org . 12 January 2014.