Mehmet Oğuz (3 May 1949 – 27 November 2022), popularly known as Big Mehmet, was a Turkish footballer who played for the
Turkey national team, as well as
Galatasaray and
Fenerbahçe.
Club career
Mehmet Oğuz was born in Istanbul on 3 May 1949.
He started his footballing career with Kadirga SK. He later joined the
Galatasaray junior team and was promoted to the senior squad where he became part of the starting eleven. He was nicknamed Big Mehmet in order to differentiate him from his teammate Mehmet Özgül.
Oğuz won three championships in a row with Galatasaray and he became the club's captain in the 1970s.
At Galatasaray, Oğuz was part of the team that won the
1968–69 1.Lig
Statistics of the Turkish First Football League for the 1968–69 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.
League table
Results
ReferencesTurkey - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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1971–72 1.Lig and
1972–73 1.Lig Turkish League
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. He also won the 1972–73, 1968–69 and 1975–76 Turkish Cups with the same club.
In the 1979–80 season, Galatasaray did not extend his contract and he moved to
Fenerbahçe with the help of
Cemil Turan. He was with the club for a season and retired on 30 November 1980 with a match between Fenerbahçe and
Beşiktaş
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.
International career
Mehmet Oğuz played six times for the
Turkey U21 national team and 19 times for the
Turkey senior national team. He scored three goals in 25 caps.
Death
Oğuz died of heart related problems on 27 November 2022, at the age of 73. His funeral prayer was conducted at Ataköy 5th Section Mosque before he was buried.
References
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1949 births
2022 deaths
People from Istanbul
Turkish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Turkey men's international footballers
Süper Lig players
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Galatasaray S.K. footballers