Sefer Talat Özkarslı (21 March 1938 – 10 June 2020), nicknamed Koçero, was a Turkish football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

and player who played as a defender. Özkarslı is best known for his stint with

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

from 1961 to 1971, where he helped them win three

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

titles and seven other domestic trophies.

Professional career

Özkarslı began playing football with his local side Şehreküstü. He was an all-star athlete who excelled in athletics, and after years of amateur success transferred to Göztepe. In 1961,

Gündüz Kılıç "Baba" Gündüz Kılıç (29 October 1918 – 17 May 1980) was a Turkish football player and coach. He was Ali Kılıç's son and Altemur Kılıç's brother. Biography Born in 1918 in Istanbul, Gündüz Kılıç attended Galatasaray Lycee ...

convinced him to transfer to

after and spent ten years there. After his tenure at Galatasaray, Özkarslı played for three years with his local club

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

, and promoted them from the third division to the first division. Later in life, he briefly became their manager. On 5 February 2018 in

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approxi ...

the sports hall "Talat Özkarslı Kapalı Spor Salonu" was opened and named after Özkarslı, and a large major street was also named after him.

Honours

;Galatasaray *

(4): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupas� ...

(3): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66 *

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup ( tr, Türk Spor Yazarları Derneği Kupası, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbu ...

(3): 1963–1964, 1966–1967, 1967–68 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known ...

(1): 1968–69 ;Turkey * ECO Cup:

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References

External links

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Mackolik Manager Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Özkarslı, Talat 1938 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Gaziantep Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkish football managers Men's association football defenders Gaziantepspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players Gaziantepspor managers Süper Lig managers