Murat Ocak

Murat Ocak ( born January 1, 1982 in Bafra ) is a Turkish football player.

• 2.1 As a player

Playing career

Association

Ocak began with the club football in the youth of Samsun Yolspor and later played in the youth of Samsunspor. In 2001 he joined first as an amateur at that third division Carsambaspor. Here he established himself at once as a regular player, so he was given a professional contract after one year.

In 2003, Ocak within the league to Çorumspor and played the next two seasons for this club. In summer 2005, he signed on to the second division Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Here he was able to immediately jump into the starting eleven. In addition, he was the most striking youngsters the second ligament He also fell the former Turkey coach Fatih Terim on, the previously nominated unknown second division players in the national team. He graduated in 2006 three matches in the summer.

After his performances in the Turkish national team several division clubs were aware of Ocak. So he moved to the traditional club Trabzonspor. Here he found under the Brazilian coach Sebastião lazzaroni immediately secured a regular place. As lazzaroni after Matchday 4 the dugout had to leave and was replaced by Ziya Doğan, Ocak gradually lost his place. For the second half of the season Ocak was issued as consideration for the exchange of Ceyhun Eriş as Players out on loan to Premier League rivals MKE Ankaragucu. At season's end returned to Trabzonspor, he was loaned for the upcoming season at his old club, the now ascended in the Süper Lig Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

In summer 2008, Trabzonspor took Manisaspor midfielder Selçuk Inan and issued as consideration for the transfer fee nor Ocak. This refused to agree to this change and so forced his move to the second division Çaykur Rizespor. For Rizespor he played for two seasons.

After his contract expired in the summer of 2010 Rizespor and no longer was extended, Ocak hired within the league at Karşıyaka SK. For Karşıyaka he played only one season and went for the next season to city rival, the second division relegated Altay Izmir.

For Altay he only played the first round and moved to the second round for the second division Giresunspor. With Giresunspor Ocak failed end of the season to avoid relegation. Although Ocak still possessed with a one year contract, he solved by mutual agreement on his contract and left Giresunspor.

Since the beginning of the season 2012/13 Ocak is without a club.

National

Ocak was in the context of a longer international game camps in the summer of 2006 by the then national coach Fatih Terim as an unknown second division player in the squad of the Turkish national team. During this camp Ocak completed three internationals. Since Ocak later no longer convinced in his clubs, he received no other countries play nominations.

Achievements

As a player

• Samsunspor: Runner of TFF 1 Lig (1): 2010/11
• Promotion to the Süper Lig (1): 2010/11