Yavuz Özkan (born 19 May 1985) is a Turkish former professional
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 ...
who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
.
Life and career
Özkan began his career with his hometown club
Denizlispor. He signed a youth contract with the club in 1999, but never played a professional match for the club. He was transferred to
Denizli Belediyespor in 2004.
Özkan moved to
Bursaspor in 2006. He was loaned to
Tarsus Idman Yurdu for the second half of the 2007–08 season and was a part of the Bursaspor squad that won 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 ...
in
2009–10.
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Honours
Bursaspor
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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 ...
:
2009–10
References
1985 births
Living people
Turkish men's footballers
Bursaspor footballers
Tarsus İdman Yurdu footballers
Sarayköy 1926 FK footballers
Adanaspor footballers
Şanlıurfaspor footballers
Süper Lig players
Footballers from Denizli
TFF 1. Lig players
Men's association football goalkeepers
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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