Özcan Arkoç

Arkoç was born in Hayrabolu, Turkey in 1939. He began his football career at Vefa. He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1958 and to Beşiktaş in 1962. With Fenerbahçe, he won two Süper Lig championships. He also played for Austria Wien between 1964 and 1967. The first Turkish professional to feature in the Bundesliga, he played for Hamburger SV for nine seasons and retired in 1975. He played in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1968 losing 2–0 to AC Milan. In 1976, he became the assistant coach next to Kuno Klötzer at Hamburger SV, the duo would lead Hamburger SV to a European Cup Winners' Cup in 1977. He became the head coach of Hamburger SV in 1977 for one season and the first Turkish manager of a Bundesliga club, his side's stars including Kevin Keegan and Manfred Kaltz. Under Özcan, Hamburger SV played in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup, losing 7–1 on aggregate to Liverpool F.C. Özcan died at the age of 81 in Hamburg on 17 February 2021.

Hamburger SV

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1967–68