Ömer Onan

Ömer Onan — Biography

Ömer Onan, nicknamed "Cesur Yürek" (Braveheart), is a former national-team shooting guard. He played through the trophy-filled years of Efes Pilsen and Fenerbahçe, wore the national shirt 105 times, and now runs the club's basketball operation as the Fenerbahçe Futbol A.Ş. board member responsible for basketball.

Having started basketball at Tarsus Çukurovaspor, he moved to Efes Pilsen, where he played his first league game in 1996-97 and, up to 2004, won 5 league titles, the 1996 Korać Cup and reached two EuroLeague Final Fours. In 2004-05 he moved to Fenerbahçe, then played for Ülkerspor in 2005-06, winning another title, and returned to Fenerbahçe Ülker in 2006-07, where he won 5 league titles, 3 Turkish Cups and 2 Presidential Cups. He was known for his speed in the fast break and in driving with the ball. With the national team he took silver at the 2001 EuroBasket and the 2010 World Championship. He said farewell on 17 October 2014 in a ceremony at halftime of the game against Emporio Armani Milano, and his number 7 shirt was retired.

After retiring he became Fenerbahçe's team manager, left in 2016 for the Turkish Basketball Federation, where he served as general coordinator, and stepped down from the federation in May 2024. In 2026 he was elected to the Fenerbahçe board, and in an interview that year said he would love to become the club's president. His son, Yiğit Onan, is also a basketball player.