İsmail Arca

İsmail Arca (born 5 September 1948) is a Turkish former football manager and footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire professional career with Eskişehirspor, and is known by his nickname Büyük Kaptan (Turkish, "Great Captain").

İsmail Arca
Personal information
Full name İsmail Arca
Date of birth (1948-09-05) September 5, 1948
Place of birth İnegöl, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1962–1964 İnegöl İdman Yurdu
1964–1965 Eskisehir Fatihspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1982 Eskişehirspor 418 (10)
National team‡
1961–1966 Turkey U18 4 (0)
1967–1970 Turkey U21 6 (0)
1968–1977 Turkey 27 (0)
1979 Turkey B 5 (0)
Teams managed
1990–1991 İnegölspor
1991 Eskişehirspor
1991–1995 İnegölspor
1996–1997 İskenderunspor
1998–2002 Eskişehirspor (Technical Director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2018

Professional career

Arca begun playing football with İnegöl İdman Yurdu in 1962, and in 1964 moved to Eskisehir Fatihspor where he attended his local highschool. He moved to Eskişehirspor in 1965, and remained in the team for 17 years, becoming their captain. Arca holds the record for most official caps with Eskişehirspor, with 542 official appearances across all competitions.[1]

International career

An international footballer for Turkey, Arca scored his only international goal in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying win over Switzerland on 1 December 1974.[2]

Honours
Eskişehirspor
Turkey national football team

References
  1. "İsmail Arca kimdir?". anadolugazetesi.com.
  2. "TÜRKİYE İSVİÇRE – Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
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