Yasin Özdenak

Yasin Özdenak

Personal information
Date of birth	11 October 1948
Place of birth	Iskenderun, Turkey
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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]

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. 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).

References

1. "YASİN ÖZDENAK". TFF. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
2. "Coaching Staff". FC Seoul. Retrieved 2009-04-09.

External links

• Player Profile - Yasin Özdenak at mackolik.com (Turkish)
• NASL stats