Osman Denizci (born 13 October 1957) is a Turkish former football player, who played as a midfielder, and manager. He was best known for scoring the title-winning goal for Fenerbahçe in the 1982-1983 Süper Lig. He was nicknamed Delikanlı Osman (English: Osman the Sincere).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osman Denizci | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-10-13) October 13, 1957 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1979 | Erzurumspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Çaykur Rizespor | 60 | (20) |
| 1981–1983 | Fenerbahçe | 55 | (9) |
| 1983–1986 | Trabzonspor | 47 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | →Bursaspor (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 1986–1988 | Fenerbahçe | 33 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1975–1976 | Turkey U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1994 | Kartalspor (assistant) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Haçka Spor | ||
| 2005 | Maltepespor | ||
| 2006–2008 | Trabzonspor (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Armutlu Belediyespor | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2018 | |||
Osman begun his footballing career with Çaykur Rizespor, and moved to Fenerbahçe on the request of his brother, Ali Kemal Denizci, who was a star of the team. In the 1982-83 season, Osman was told he would be sold in the summer of 1983 to Trabzonspor, which was Fenerbahçe's rival for the title at the time. Osman continued playing for Fenerbahçe as the season was closing and scored the Süper Lig-winning goal on the last matchday, against Bursaspor, on 10 June 1983. He won his second consecutive Süper Lig with Trabzonspor the following season.[1]
A youth international for Turkey, Osman represented the Turkey national football team three times.[2]
Osman's older brother, Ali Kemal Denizci, was a legendary player in the Süper Lig, who played alongside him in Fenerbahçe.[3]