Sezer Öztürk
Sezer Öztürk (born 3 November 1985[2]) is a Turkish former footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sezer Öztürk | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Velbert,[1] West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) |
Attacking Midfielder Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eskişehirspor (on loan from Beşiktaş) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Türkgücü Velbert | |||
| SSVg Velbert | |||
| TVD Velbert | |||
| 1995–1996 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 1996–2005 | Bayer Leverkusen II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Germinal (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Manisaspor | 76 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | Eskişehirspor | 44 | (9) |
| 2011–2013 | Fenerbahçe | 15 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| Total | 171 | (30) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2001 | Turkey U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Turkey U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Turkey U19 | 16 | (4) |
| 2005 | Turkey U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2006 | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Prior to 1996, Öztürk played for Türkgücü Velbert, SSVg Velbert, TVD Velbert and Rot-Weiss Essen.[3] From 1996 to 2005, he achieved seven league matches for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but only as substitute. In the 2005–06 season, Öztürk was loaned to the Belgian Cup winners Germinal Beerschot for one year in order to gather match practice. In January 2006, Öztürk moved to 1. FC Nürnberg.
In 2006, Öztürk joined Turkish Süper Lig side Vestel Manisaspor. For the second half of the 2009–10 season, he moved for a fee of TRY 1.6 million to Eskişehirspor and signed a contract until May 2012.
In 2011 summer transfer window, Öztürk joined then-defending champion Fenerbahçe on a four-year contract for €3.75 million.
Öztürk joined Beşiktaş in 2013 summer transfer window with € 1.5 million transfer fee, but never made a professional debut there. In 2014–15 season, he was loaned out İstanbul Başakşehir F.K..[4][5] He was dropped out of squad and requested to find a club in 2015 and he was reportedly spotted as he was performing amateur boxing trainings and gained weight.[6]
International career
Öztürk was runner-up in the European Championship with the U-19 national team of Turkey. In 2010, he was called up to the Turkish national football team under new coach Guus Hiddink, for preparation in the U.S., but did not earn any cap.
References
- "Sezer Öztürk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- "Sezer Öztürk". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- "Öztürk, Sezer" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- http://spor.haberturk.com/futbol/haber/985886-basaksehirden-3-bomba-birden
- http://www.radikal.com.tr/spor/sezer_ozturk_istanbul_basaksehir_ile_anlasti-1210353
- "Sezer Öztürk'ün son hali şoke etti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
- Sezer Öztürk – UEFA competition record
- Sezer Öztürk – FIFA competition record
- Sezer Öztürk at fussballdaten.de (in German)