Ogün Temizkanoğlu

Ogün Temizkanoğlu — Biography

Ogün Temizkanoğlu is a former central defender who played for Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe in the 1990s and, with 76 senior caps, is among Turkey's most-capped players. He was in Turkey's squads for the 1996 and 2000 European Championships and is today a television football pundit.

Temizkanoğlu started playing in Germany, moved to Trabzonspor in 1989 and stayed until 1999. There he won the Turkish Cup in 1991-92 and 1994-95, the Prime Minister's Cup in 1994 and 1996 and the Presidential Cup in 1995. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1999, was captain from 2000 to 2003 and won the 2000-01 Süper Lig. He then played for Konyaspor (2003-04) and Akçaabat Sebatspor (2004-05), and retired on 12 August 2005 when he terminated his contract with Akçaabat Sebatspor.

His senior international debut came in 1990 in İzmir, in a 0-0 draw with Ireland; he made 76 senior and 5 under-21 appearances and scored 5 goals. With Turkey's U-23 side he took silver at the 1991 Mediterranean Games. As a coach he led the men's U-18 national team from 2008 to 2011, was appointed head of the women's national team in 2012 and reached an agreement with Elazığspor in 2016. He continues to appear in the press for his television commentary and remarks on current club and national-team matters.