Yasin Özdenak
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Yasin Özdenak is a former Turkish
football goalkeeper and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC
as the Technical Director of the Club.
In 1977, the Ertegün brothers
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, leading them 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).
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
football goalkeeper and now an active coach. He is currently employed by Hume City FC
Hume City FC
Hume City Football Club is a football club based in Broadmeadows the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Hume City are the most successful Turkish backed football club in Australia...
as the Technical Director of the Club.
In 1977, the Ertegün brothers
Ertegun brothers
The Ertegun brothers, Nesuhi Ertegün and Ahmet Ertegün , sons of Turkish diplomat Münir Ertegün, were the Turkish-American executives of Atlantic Records. They also co-founded the legendary New York Cosmos soccer team of the North American Soccer League....
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
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
and Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch...
. Pelé was 35 years old and played 2 years with Yasin Ozdenak for New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
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, leading them 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).
External links
- Player Profile - Yasin Özdenak at mackolik.com
- NASL stats