Olcay Çetinkaya

Olcay Çetinkaya — Biography

Olcay Çetinkaya is a Turkish former professional footballer, born on 28 October 1979 in Istanbul, who played as a goalkeeper.

Over a long career he guarded the net for a long string of clubs: Kepez Belediyespor, Çanakkale Dardanelspor, Zonguldakspor, Karabükspor, Gebzespor, Kartalspor, Yıldırım Bosnaspor, Bandırmaspor, Küçükköyspor, Fatih Karagümrük, Muğlaspor, Aydınspor, İstanbulspor and Balıkesirspor. Early on, in December 1999, he lined up for Çanakkale Dardanelspor against Beşiktaş in the Turkish Cup.

In the 2012-13 season, while with Balıkesirspor, he faced Galatasaray in a Süper Lig fixture. Regarded for years as a reliable presence between the posts in Turkey's lower divisions, Çetinkaya retired from playing after this period.