Onur Tuncer

Onur Tuncer — Biography

Onur Tuncer is a retired Turkish midfielder born in İzmit. He began in Antalyaspor's youth system, came through at Fenerbahçe's academy and went on to play for around ten clubs, the last of them Yeni Malatyaspor. Out on loan, he was part of Sivasspor's 1. Lig title-winning squad in 2004-05.

He first played football at the age of ten in Antalyaspor's youth ranks, but at 17 left the club because of the management of the time; he went first to İstanbulspor and then to Fenerbahçe's academy. Fenerbahçe loaned him out in turn to Sivasspor in 2004-05, Antalyaspor in 2005-06 and Mardinspor in 2006-07. At Sivasspor he made 22 appearances. In the 27 August 2009 UEFA Europa League play-off against Shakhtar Donetsk, which finished 0-3, goalkeeper Michael Petković was sent off and Tuncer spent three minutes in goal. At the winter break of that season he left Sivasspor and signed with Boluspor; in 2010-11 he joined the Süper Lig side Bucaspor on a one-year deal under Bülent Uygun, his former coach.

He moved to Orduspor in 2011-12 and returned to Antalyaspor before 2013-14, but with no playing time there he went to Adana Demirspor at the break. Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor and Yeni Malatyaspor are also among his clubs. He was called up to the Turkey under-21 team and played for it twice.