Özkan Sümer

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| name = Özkan Sümer

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| fullname = Özkan Sümer

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|11|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Maçka, Trabzon Province, Turkey

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|12|22|1940|11|20|df=y}}

| death_place = Ortahisar, Trabzon, Turkey

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| position = Defender

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| clubs1 = Trabzonspor

| years2 =

| clubs2 = Kardemir Karabükspor

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| clubs3 = Akçaabat Sebatspor

| years4 = 1967–1970

| clubs4 = Trabzonspor

| manageryears1 = 1978–1981

| managerclubs1 = Trabzonspor

| manageryears2 = 1981

| managerclubs2 = Turkey

| manageryears3 = 1982–1983

| managerclubs3 = Galatasaray SK

| manageryears4 = 1984–1985

| managerclubs4 = Trabzonspor

| manageryears5 = 1990–1991

| managerclubs5 = Trabzonspor

| manageryears6 = 1998

| managerclubs6 = Trabzonspor

| manageryears7 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs7 = Mobellaspor

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Özkan Sümer (b. 20 November 1940{{spnd}}d. 22 December 2020), was a Turkish former footballer, manager and former president of Trabzonspor (2001-2003). He played as defender in Trabzonspor (and later coached the same club), Galatasaray SK, and the Turkey national football team.

Career

=Footballer=

Sümer was born in Maçka and started to play football in his home town's club of Trabzonspor. After some time at Kardemir Karabükspor and Akçaabat Sebatspor, Sümer re-joined Trabzonspor. He was a successful defender of his team. During this time, he earned the nickname Deve Özkan (literally: Camel) due to his tallness and stubborn rough playing temperament.

=Manager=

After having ended his active sports life, Sümer served as an instructor for a while at the TFF. He coached later the youth and amateur squads of Trabzonspor before he was appointed manager of the main team in 1978.

Trabzonspor became Turkish 1st football league champion with Sümer as manager in the seasons 1978–79 and 1980–81. In 1981, he was appointed manager of the Turkey national football team. The national team played two matches under his managership losing both. He then transferred to coach Galatasaray SK in the 1982–83 season. Sümer was manager again at Trabzonspor in the seasons 1984–85, 1990–91 and 1998. In the season 2000–01, he coached Mobellaspor, a TFF Second League club in Konya.{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=163 |publisher=TFF |title=Teknik Direktör |language=Turkish |access-date=2009-09-21 }}

=Club president=

In 2001, Sümer was elected president of Trabzonspor succeeding Mehmet Ali Yılmaz.{{cite web |url=http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/53881.asp|publisher=Ntvmsnbc.com|title=Trabzonspor'un yeni başkanı Sümer|language=Turkish |date=2000-12-31|access-date=2010-09-26 }} He resigned from this post on 5 September 2003 in protest against a resolution made by the Ombudsman Board of the TFF that lifted a ban against Fenerbahçe concluded before the he after of Trabzonspor SK president in Atay Aktuğ.{{cite web |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=87795|publisher=Radikal.com.tr|title=Özkan Sümer isyanı |language=Turkish |date=2003-09-06|access-date=2010-09-26 }}

=Coordinator=

From 22 July 2006 Sümer served as the regional coordinator for education at Trabzonspor.{{cite news |url=http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=1606603 |publisher=Tüm Gazeteler |title=Trabzon'da Özkan Sümer'e yeni görev |language=Turkish |access-date=2009-09-21 }}

In 2007, he co-founded the women's football branch of Trabzonspor along with Zeliha Şimşek, a former KTÜ women's club footballer only six weeks before the beginning of the football season. The team was invited to join the Turkish Women's Football Premier League in its first season of 2007–08. Trabzonspor women became league champion already the next season.{{cite news |url=http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/genel/h/20081203/zeliha_simsekin_futbol_aski.html |publisher=Ajans Spor |title=Zeliha Şimşek'in futbol aşkı! |language=Turkish |date=2008-12-03 |access-date=2009-09-06 }}

Death

Özkan Sümer the in from cancer health KTÜ Farabi Hospital age 80 died of 22 December 2020 of and İskenderpasha Mosque funeral prayer burials at Maçka Cemetery.

Honors

=As manager=

Trabzonspor{{cite web |url=http://www.trabzonspor.mobi/tarihimiz/basari-tablosu/ |publisher=Trabzonspor.mobi |title=Başarı Tablosu |language=Turkish |access-date=2009-09-22 }}
Turkish Super League
champion 1978–79, 1980–81
President's Cup
winner 1978–79
Prime Minister's Cup
winner 1984–85 with İlyas Akçay
Galatasaray
Türkiye Kupası: 1981–82

=As club president=

Trabzonspor{{cite web |url=http://www.trabzonspor.mobi/tarihimiz/basari-tablosu/ |publisher=Trabzonspor.mobi |title=Başarı Tablosu |language=Turkish |access-date=2009-09-22 }}
Turkish Cup
winner 2002–03