Talat Özkarslı

Sefer Talat Özkarslı (21 March 1938 – 10 June 2020), nicknamed Koçero,[2] was a Turkish football manager and footballer who played as a defender. Özkarslı is best known for his stint with Galatasaray from 1961–1971, where he helped them win 3 Süper Lig titles and 7 other domestic trophies.[3]

Talat Özkarslı
Personal information
Full name Sefer Talat Özkarslı
Date of birth (1938-03-21)21 March 1938
Place of birth Gaziantep, Turkey
Date of death 10 June 2020(2020-06-10) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1953–1960 Şehreküstü
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961 Göztepe 29 (5)
1961–1971 Galatasaray 182 (15)
1971–1974 Gaziantepspor 28 (2)
National team‡
1961–1962 Turkey B 2 (1)
1962–1966 Turkey U21 5 (0)
1962–1968 Turkey 26 (1)
Teams managed
1982–1983 Gaziantepspor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April 2018

Professional career

Özkarslı began playing football with his local side "Şehreküstü". He was an all-star athlete who excelled in athletics, and after years of amateur success transferred to Göztepe. In 1961, Gündüz Kılıç convinced him to transfer to Galatasaray after and spent 10 years there.[4] After his tenure at Galatasaray, Özkarslı played for 3 years with his local club Gaziantepspor, and promoted them from the third division to the first division. Later in life, he briefly became their manager.[5] On 5 February 2018 in Gaziantep the sports hall "Talat Özkarslı Kapalı Spor Salonu" was opened and named after Özkarslı, and a large major street was also named after him.[6]

Honours
Galatasaray
Turkey

References
  1. "Galatasaray ve Milli Takım'ın eski futbolcusu Talat Özkarslı hayatını kaybetti" [Former Galatasaray and national team footballer Talat Özkarslı lost his life]. Sözcü (in Turkish). 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Gaziantep'ten TFF'ye çağrı!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep: Sözcü. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "Talat Özkarslı Türk Telekom Arena'daydı". Galatasaray S.K. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016.
  4. http://talatozkarsli.com/index.asp?git=biyogra
  5. GaziantepPusula.com. "Talat Özkarslı'nın vası̇yetı̇ ne?". www.gazianteppusula.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020.
  6. Müdürlüğü, Gaziantep Valiliği Bilgi İşlem Şube. "Talat Özkarslı Spor Salonu Açıldı". www.gaziantep.gov.tr.
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