Hasan Özer

Hasan Özer — Biography

Hasan Özer is a striker who scored 98 goals in 323 Süper Lig matches and is remembered for his acrobatic finishing and bicycle kicks. He retired in 2007 and moved into coaching, managing Elazığspor, Bosnia's Čelik Zenica, Yeni Malatyaspor and Altınordu, though he mostly worked as an assistant coach.

He came up through the youth ranks of Siirt Köy Hizmetleri YSE Spor and joined Gaziantepspor in 1992, reaching the Süper Lig. At Trabzonspor, where he arrived aged 21 in 1995, he did not make the expected breakthrough: he scored 8 goals in two seasons, though he was in the squad that won the 1995 Super Cup, and was loaned to Şekerspor and Altay. After a strong spell at Altay he returned to Gaziantepspor and, in 2000-01, shared fourth place in the scoring charts with Hami Mandıralı on 18 goals. That form earned him a call-up to the national team: on March 28, 2001, he came on in a 2-1 away win in Macedonia for his debut, and he won 5 caps in all. After leaving Gaziantepspor he played for seven clubs in seven seasons, among them Antalyaspor, Çaykur Rizespor and Elazığspor. His bicycle kicks against Ankaragücü in 2002 and Göztepe in 2003 stand out.

As a coach he was caretaker manager at Gazişehir Gaziantep in 2013 before becoming assistant coach; in 2019 he took charge of Čelik Zenica and left the same year. He resigned from Yeni Malatyaspor in December 2022, coached Altınordu in 2023 and parted ways with them in May 2023.