Ramazan Özcan ( born 28 June 1984) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a

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, mainly for his first club Austria Lustenau as well as German club

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Career

Club

Özcan started his professional career with Austria Lustenau 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 Helge Payer'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 is of Turkish descent and holds Turkish citizenship as well.

Career statistics

References

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Ramazan Özcan
at kicker.de * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozcan, Ramazan 1984 births Living people People from Hohenems Austrian sportspeople of Turkish descent Men's association football goalkeepers Turkish men's footballers Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2016 players Austrian expatriate men's 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 men's footballers in Germany Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Austria men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Vorarlberg Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Turkish sportsmen