Ömer Çatkıç (born 15 October 1974) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] His last club was Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.[2]

Ömer Çatkıç
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-15) 15 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Eskişehir, Turkey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1998 Eskişehirspor 107 (1)
1998–2004 Gaziantepspor 192 (0)
2004–2006 Gençlerbirliği 50 (0)
2006–2007 Bursaspor 27 (0)
2007–2008 Gaziantepspor 19 (0)
2008–2012 Antalyaspor 112 (0)
Total 507 (0)
International career
1999–2005 Turkey 19 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2002 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Eskişehirspor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği, and Bursaspor. He returned to Gaziantepspor in the 2007–08 season.

He played for the Turkey national team and was a participant at the Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3]

Prosecution

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In the aftermath of the attempted coup d'etat of July 2016 he was accused of being involved in the Gülen movement. In January 2020 Çatkiç was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment for being a member of an armed terror organization due to his links to the Gülen movement.[4]

Honours

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Turkey

References

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  1. ^ "ÖMER ÇATKIÇ". TFF. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Stats Centre: Ömer Çatkiç Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ^ Omer CatkicFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Six footballers convicted of terror charges in Turkey". IPA NEWS. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ Crouch, Terry (2002). The World Cup - The Complete History. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 548. ISBN 1845131495.
  6. ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Korea Republic 2 – 3 Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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