Ömer Çatkıç (born 15 October 1974) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] His last club was Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.[2]
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| Date of birth | 15 October 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Eskişehir, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | Eskişehirspor | 107 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Gaziantepspor | 192 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Gençlerbirliği | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Bursaspor | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Gaziantepspor | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Antalyaspor | 112 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 507 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Turkey | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He played for Eskişehirspor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği, and Bursaspor. He returned to Gaziantepspor in the 2007–08 season.
He played for the Turkey national team and was a participant at the Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3]
Prosecution edit
In the aftermath of the attempted coup d'etat of July 2016 he was accused of being involved in the Gülen movement. In January 2020 Çatkiç was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.[4]
Honours edit
Turkey
- FIFA World Cup: third place 2002[5][6][7]
- FIFA Confederations Cup: third place 2003[8][9]
References edit
- ^ "ÖMER ÇATKIÇ". TFF. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Stats Centre: Ömer Çatkiç Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ Omer Catkic – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Six footballers convicted of terror charges in Turkey". IPA NEWS. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Crouch, Terry (2002). The World Cup - The Complete History. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 548. ISBN 1845131495.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Korea Republic 2 – 3 Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links edit
- Ömer Çatkıç – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ömer Çatkıç at National-Football-Teams.com
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