İsmail Arca (born 5 September 1948) is a Turkish former football player, who played as a defender, and manager. He spent his entire professional career with Eskişehirspor, and is known by his nickname Büyük Kaptan (Turkish, "Great Captain").
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | İsmail Arca | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | İnegöl, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1964 | İnegöl İdman Yurdu | ||
| 1964–1965 | Eskisehir Fatihspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1982 | Eskişehirspor | 418 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1961–1966 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1967–1970 | Turkey U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1968–1977 | Turkey | 27 | (0) |
| 1979 | Turkey B | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1991 | İnegölspor | ||
| 1991 | Eskişehirspor | ||
| 1991–1995 | İnegölspor | ||
| 1996–1997 | İskenderunspor | ||
| 1998–2002 | Eskişehirspor (Technical Director) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 | |||
Professional career edit
Arca begun playing football with İnegöl İdman Yurdu in 1962, and in 1964 moved to Eskisehir Fatihspor where he attended his local highschool. He moved to Eskişehirspor in 1965, and remained in the team for 17 years, becoming their captain. Arca holds the record for most official caps with Eskişehirspor, with 542 official appearances across all competitions.[1]
International career edit
An international footballer for Turkey, Arca scored his only international goal in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying win over Switzerland on 1 December 1974.[2]
Honours edit
- Eskişehirspor
- Prime Minister's Cup (1): 1965–1966
- TFF First League (1): 1965–1966
- Turkish Cup (1): 1970–71
- Turkish Super Cup (1): 1970–71
- Turkey national football team
References edit
- ^ "İsmail Arca kimdir?". anadolugazetesi.com.
- ^ "TÜRKİYE İSVİÇRE – Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
External links edit
- İsmail Arca at www.mackolik.com (also at arsiv.mackolik.com) (in Turkish)
- İsmail Arca player profile at the Turkish Football Federation
- İsmail Arca coach profile at the Turkish Football Federation
- İsmail Arca at National-Football-Teams.com