Leman Aksoy Bozacıoğlu (born Leman Bozacıoğlu) is a Turkish female association football

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. She is a school teacher from profession.

Private life

Bozacıoğlu moved in 2014 to Antalya from Istanbul. She lives in Gazipaşa district of Antalya, where she serves as a teacher of physical education. She is married to a military officer. The couple is parent of a child.

Sports career

Football referee

Bozacıoğlu decided to pursue a referee career following an advice of her trainer as she played football in the school team in 2006. She began her referee career in a men's Regional Amateur League match as the

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in 2013. The same year, she was appointed to officiate a Youth League, and a Women's Second League match in the

position. After serving in the referee role in

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and

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matches, she debuted in the Women's First on November 15, 2015. During her referee career, she served two seasons in Istanbul, two in Antalya, one in

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, two in Şırnak and then in

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before she settled in Antalya. In 2014, she was named "Best Referee of the Year" in the women's football category by a local media. In 2016, Bozacıoğlu served as the

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in a friendly test match between the German teams

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and

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in Belek, Antalya.

Athletics trainer

Bozacıoğlu is a 3rd-class certified trainer for athletics.

References

Turkish football referees Living people Turkish sportswomen Year of birth missing (living people) Women association football referees {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub