Ogün Altıparmak

Ogun Altıparmak ( born November 10, 1938 in Adapazarı ) is a former Turkish football player, coach, and commentator functionary. Through his many years of service for Fenerbahce he is strongly associated with this club. Fan club page and he is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history. He is known for his unconditional loyalty to Fenerbahçe and was also temporarily active in politics. In the season 1970/71 he became the first player in club history scorer of the highest Turkish league, the Süper Lig

Playing career

Association

Altıparmak began with the professional football end of the 50s with Karşıyaka SK. With this club he took part in the only regional discharged İzmir Futbol Ligi and won with her ​​for the summer, the last championship of this league. Then Karşıyaka participated in the newly established and nationally discharged National League, Superliga, in part. By participating in the Süper Lig Altıparmak was also considered for the national team, scoring regularly from now on to the nominated players.

In 1963 he suffered a severe broken leg and fell several months. Despite this severe injury, he joined in the summer of the same year for first division club Fenerbahce. This change has been heavily criticized. After his injury was cured, he fought his way to a starting place and let through convincing performance silenced the critics. In his first season he scored nine goals in 18 league games and had gained share in the championship. Also in the European Cup winner, he had three hits in four games share in the quarter- finals. The following year he was one of the most important players of his team and won three more championships, among others. In Europe Champions Cup in 1968/69 Fenerbahçe came as a complete surprise in the first round against English champions Manchester City on. Altıparmak scored in the return match the decisive 2:1.

The second half of the 1968/69 season he spent with the Washington Whips and returned already for the summer of 1969 to Fenerbahçe back.

At the end of the season 1970/71 was Altıparmak 16 goals scorers of the Süper Lig and becoming the first scorer in the club's history. At season's end, he announced the end of his football career. With a scheduled on July 7, 1971 farewell match between Fenerbahçe and a selected team he took leave from active football.

National

Altıparmak already played his Karşıyakazeit twice for the Turkish U-18 national team. After he was then ignored three years, he fell after the founding of the Süper Lig again the managers and played regularly from now on for the Turkish national team. His international debut he was doing on October 8, 1961 during a friendly match against Korea.

In 1965, he took with Turkey participates in ECO Cup, finishing in second place. Two years later, they sought this cup.

Henceforth feature please read belonged to the players, have been called, with some exceptions, regularly the national team. He played for Turkey in the qualifying rounds of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1966 World Cup, the 1968 European Championship and the World Cup 1970. He completed a total of 32 matches for the Ay- Yıldızlılar, scoring six goals and played two of these games as team captain.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, he tried his hand as a coach and coached unsuccessfully among others such teams as Giresunspor and Erzincanspor. Especially during his tenure at Erzincanspor he was heavily criticized for use only after his statement of Fenerbahçe loaned young and unerfahrerenen players. After he fell short of expectations, he was released.

Trivia

  • He was at various newspapers active as a football columnist and commented as only the games and concerns of Fenerbahçe. For several years he has been seen in television club Fenerbahçe.
  • Located in Istanbul's Kadıköy he was for a long time as a local politician active and belonged to the Anavatan Partisi ( ANAP ) to.
  • His son Batur Altıparmak was also active as a football player. He learned to play football in the youth of Fenerbahçe. After he made ​​it into the team failed here, he played for several years at various initial and second division without being able to prevail. So he finished his football career in 2001. Since then he has worked as a very successful football consultant and serves many well-known players of the Turkish football.
  • His other son Okan Altıparmak got in the 1980s from Northwestern University and a Spidendium only studied business and then electrical engineering. In addition to his studies, he played for the University team and was several times top scorer in the league university.

Achievements

  • Fenerbahce: Süper Lig (4): 1963/64 1964 /65 1967/68, 1969/70
  • Turkish Cup Winner ( 1): 1968
  • TSYD Kupası ( 1): 1969
  • Ataturk Cup ( 1): 1964
  • Quarter-finalists in the European Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1963/64,
  • Turkish national team: ECO Cup ( 1): 1967 Second in the ECO Cup ( 1): 1965
  • Individually 100 club member Süper Lig
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