Özcan Arkoç (2 October 1939 – 17 February 2021) was a Turkish

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who played as a

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, most notably for German club

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Career

Arkoç was born in

Hayrabolu Hayrabolu, formerly Charioupolis ( el, Χαριούπολις), is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. As of 2013 the mayor is Hasan İrtem of the ( Democrat Party). History Byzantine period Nothing is know ...

, Turkey in 1939. He began his football career at

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. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1958 and to

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

in 1962. With Fenerbahçe, he won two

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championships. He also played for

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between 1964 and 1967. The first Turkish professional to feature in the

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, he played for

for nine seasons and retired in 1975. He played in the

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final in 1968 losing 2–0 to

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. In 1976, he became the assistant coach next to

Kuno Klötzer Kuno Klötzer (19 April 1922 – 6 August 2011) was a German football player and coach who won the 1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup managing Hamburger SV. Born in Geyer, Germany, Klötzer managed several clubs included Arminia Hannover, Hannover 9 ...

at Hamburger SV, the duo would lead Hamburger SV to a

in 1977. He became the head coach of Hamburger SV in 1977 for one season and the first Turkish manager of a

club, his side's stars including

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and

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. Under Özcan, Hamburger SV played in the

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, losing 7–1 on aggregate to

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Özcan died at the age of 81 in

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on 17 February 2021.

Honours

Hamburger SV *

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runner-up: 1967–68

References

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