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Yasin Özdenak (born 11 October 1948) is a former Turkish football goalkeeper[1] and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC as the Technical Director of the Club.[2]

Yasin Özdenak

Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-10-11) 11 October 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth	Iskenderun, Turkey
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1966	İstanbulspor	19	(0)
1967–1977	Galatasaray	186	(0)
1977–1979	New York Cosmos	41	(0)
National team
1971–1975	Turkey	6	(0)
Teams managed
1981–1982	New York Cosmos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional career

In 1977, Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun the transferred Yasin, known in the United States as Erol Yasin, when he was 28 to the Cosmos where he played alongside football legends like Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer. Pelé was 35 years old and played 2 years with Yasin Ozdenak for New York Cosmos before he gave up playing. Yasin also coached the Cosmos.

He was a goalkeeper and also, another legendary football player, Diego Armando Maradona had become opponent to Yasin Özdenak when Maradona was 18 years old at a friendly match.

He also managed Sydney Crescent Star, a team who at the time competed in the NSW Premier League in Australia. He led the team to a top 5 position in their first season as well as a victory in the Continental Cup (now known as the Tiger Turf Cup).

Personal life

Özdenak was born into a sporting family , as his brothers Doğan and Gökmen were also professional footballers.[3][4]

References

External links

• Yasin Özdenak at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• NASL stats

На других языках

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- [en] Yasin Özdenak

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[ru] Озденак, Ясин

Ясин Озденак (тур. Yasin Özdenak; родился 11 октября 1948 года) — бывший турецкий вратарь[2] и в настоящее время активный тренер. В данный момент работает в «Хум Сити» в качестве технического директора клуба[3].

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