Ramazan Özcan ( born 28 June 1984) is an

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former professional

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of Turkish descent, who played as a

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Career

Club

Özcan started his professional career with

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in 2003, and moved to Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2006. He spent one season and a half with Salzburg as the club's third-choice goalkeeper and only made three

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appearances in the final stages of the 2006–07 season. He moved to German 2. Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in the winter break of the 2007–08 season on an initial six-month loan and played all seventeen league games in the second half of the season as the club secured promotion to the

. In these seventeen games, he only conceded twenty goals. He was signed by the club on a five-year contract upon the end of the season, but on 30 December 2009 he left Germany to sign on loan for

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International

Following

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's withdrawal due to illness, Özcan was named to

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's 23-man squad for the

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finals, but did not play any matches during the tournament. He made his international debut in a friendly match against

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on 20 August 2008, replacing

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at half-time. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro.

Personal life

Özcan also holds Turkish citizenship.

References

External links

Ramazan Özcan
at kicker.de * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozcan, Ramazan 1984 births Living people People from Hohenems Austrian people of Turkish descent Association football goalkeepers Turkish footballers Austrian footballers Austria international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2016 players Austrian expatriate footballers SC Austria Lustenau players FC Red Bull Salzburg players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers FC Ingolstadt 04 players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Austria under-21 international footballers Footballers from Vorarlberg Citizens of Turkey through descent Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany