Ömer Topraktepe (born 2 March 1980) is a Turkish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

best known for his stints as a defender with

Gençlerbirliği S.K. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced ), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed ''Ankara Rüzgârı'' (The Wind of Ankara) or simply ''Gençler'' (The Yo ...

in the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

, and

Türk Telekom GSK Türk Telekom GSK is a sports club located in Ankara, Turkey. The club mostly referred incorrectly as Türk Telekomspor. The football team plays their home games in Ankara Türk Telekom Stadı in Ankara. The club was founded in 1954 as Telspor ...

in the

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization ...

Professional career

Topraktepe was a professional footballer in the top divisions of Turkey from 1999–2013. He made his professional debut with

in a 1–1

tie with

Vanspor Vanspor A.Ş. was a football team of Van in eastern Turkey. History They played in the Süper Lig, top division of Turkish football, between 1994 and 1998, playing once more in 1999–2000 season. After relegation from the first division, Vans ...

on 19 May 1999.

Personal life

Ömer is the brother of the footballer

Serdar Topraktepe Serdar Topraktepe (born 25 August 1976) is a Turkish football coach and former player who is the assistant manager at Beşiktaş. He played as a striker or as a left sided winger. Topraktepe has previously played for Beşiktaş, Kocaelispor, ...

Honours

Gençlerbirliği *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () 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 Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

: 2000–01

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Topraktepe, Omer 1980 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Turkey men's youth international footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Ankaraspor footballers Türk Telekom GSK footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards Turkish men's footballers Ünyespor footballers 21st-century Turkish sportsmen