Osman Denizci

Osman Denizci (born 13 October 1957) is a Turkish former football manager and player who played as a midfielder, and was best known for scoring the title winning goal for Fenerbahçe in the 1982-1983 Süper Lig. He was nicknamed Delikanlı Osman (English: Osman the Sincere).

Osman Denizci
Personal information
Full name Osman Denizci
Date of birth (1957-10-13) October 13, 1957
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1979 Erzurumspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Çaykur Rizespor 60 (20)
1981–1983 Fenerbahçe 55 (9)
1983–1986 Trabzonspor 47 (3)
1984–1985 →Bursaspor (loan) 16 (3)
1986–1988 Fenerbahçe 33 (4)
National team‡
1975–1976 Turkey U18 11 (0)
1979–1982 Turkey U21 3 (0)
1980–1982 Turkey 3 (0)
Teams managed
1993–1994 Kartalspor (assistant)
1995–1996 Haçka Spor
2005 Maltepespor
2006–2008 Trabzonspor (assistant)
2011–2012 Armutlu Belediyespor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2018

Professional career

Osman begun his footballing career with Çaykur Rizespor, and moved to Fenerbahçe on the request of his brother, Ali Kemal Denizci, who was a star of the team. In the 1982-83 season, Osman was told he would be sold to Trabzonspor in the summer of 1983, who was Fenerbahçe's rival for the title at the time. Osman continued playing for Fenerbahçe as the season was closing, and scored the Süper Lig-winning goal on the last matchday against Bursaspor on 10 June 1983. He won his second consecutive Süper Lig with Trabzonspor the following season.[1]

International career

A youth international for Turkey, Osman represented the Turkey national football team 3 times.[2]

Personal life

Osman's older brother, Ali Kemal Denizci, was a legendary player in the Süper Lig, who played alongside him in Fenerbahçe.[3]

Honours
Fenerbahçe
Trabzonspor

References
  1. "Beni gönderen F.Bahçe'yi böyle şampiyon yaptım".
  2. Haber7. "Fenerbahçe'yi şampiyon yapan Trabzonlu!". Haber7.
  3. "Kardeşimi Fener'e getirdim ben kaçtım".
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