Gökmen Özdenak

Gökmen Özdenak (born 22 June 1947) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a striker. He is best known for his stint with Galatasaray, and is known by his nickname Ayı Gökmen (English, "Gökmen the Bear"). He represented the Turkey national football team.

Gökmen Özdenak
Personal information
Full name Gökmen Özdenak
Date of birth (1947-06-22) June 22, 1947
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 İstanbulspor 15 (5)
1967–1980 Galatasaray 297 (99)
National team
1966 Turkey U18 1 (0)
1970 Turkey U21 4 (0)
1972–1977 Turkey 9 (1)
* 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

Özdenak begun his footballing career with İstanbulspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. Two years later, he transferred to Galatasaray and helped them win 4 Süper Lig titles as he played there for 13 years.[1]

Outside football

After his footballing career, Özdenak begun commentating football with former footballer Ziya Şengül.[2]

Personal life

Özdenak was born into a sporting family , as his brothers Yasin and Doğan were also professional footballers.[3][4]

Honours

Galatasaray

References

  1. "Gökmen Özdenak kimdir?". www.biyografi.info.
  2. "Gökmen Özdenak kimdir". www.biyografi.net.tr.
  3. "Özdenaklar'ın öyküsü ve Drogba Gökmen!".
  4. "Üç kardeş üçü de Galatasaraylı…". Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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