Ömer Topraktepe (born 2 March 1980 in İstanbul) is a Turkish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

best known for his stints as a defender with

Gençlerbirliği S.K. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced ), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed ''Ankara Rüzgârı'' (The Wind of Ankara) or simply ''Gençler'' (The You ...

in the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

, and

Türk Telekom GSK Türk Telekom GSK is a sports club located in Ankara, Turkey. The club mostly referred incorrectly as Türk Telekomspor. The football team plays their home games in Ankara Türk Telekom Stadı in Ankara. The club was founded in 1954 as Telspor ...

in the

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

Professional career

Topraktepe was a professional footballer in the top divisions of Turkey from 1999–2013. He made his professional debut with

in a 1–1

tie with

Vanspor Vanspor A.Ş. was a football team of Van in eastern Turkey. History They played in the top division of Turkish football between 1994 and 1998, playing once more in 1999–2000 season. After relegation from the first division, Vanspor turned t ...

on 19 May 1999.

Personal life

Ömer is the brother of the footballer

Serdar Topraktepe Serdar Topraktepe (born August 25, 1976 in İstanbul) is a Turkish retired footballer who last played for Turkish Super League side Kocaelispor. He played as a striker or as a left sided winger. He wore the jersey number 41, which is also the ...

Honours

Gençlerbirliği *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

: 2000–01

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Topraktepe, Ömer 1980 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Turkey youth international footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Ankaraspor footballers Türk Telekom G.S.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players TFF Second League players Association football defenders Association football forwards Turkish footballers Ünyespor footballers