Rahmi Özcan (born 1990) is a Turkish
amputee footballer playing as
midfielder. He is a member of the
Turkey national amputee football team.
Private life
Rahmi Özcan was born in Manisa in 1990 with a
birth defect of right leg deformation, which was amputed above the knee.
He uses the
crutch at special events only.
Özcan is married and has a daughter.
Sport career
Özcan attracted the attention of the physical education teacher while he played football in the high school at age of 14. With the support of the
Turkish Disabled Sports Federation, he started amputee football playing.
He was admitted to the
Turkey national amputee football team in 2015.
He became the captain of the team<.ref name="f1"/>
Honours
;International
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World Cup
:: ''Winners'' (1):
2022
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:: ''Runners-up'' (1):
2018
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European Championship
:: ''Winners'' (2):
2017
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20121
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozcan, Rahmi
1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Manisa
Turkish amputee football players
Men's association football midfielders
Association football players not categorized by nationality