Ogün Altıparmak


Ogün Altıparmak is a former Turkish national football player who played for Fenerbahçe S.K..
He started his career in 1955 at Karşıyaka S.K. and then transferred to Fenerbahçe SK in 1963 with a broken leg. He helped Fenerbahçe win 4 Turkish League titles and 1 Turkish Cup title with Fenerbahçe and was the league's top scorer with 16 goals in 1970-71, the year he retired. He made 32 appearances on the Turkish National A Football Team.
Ogun also played for the Washington Whips in the 1968 North American Soccer League before returning to Fenerbahçe with a heroic performance in a 2-1 victory against Manchester City F.C., scoring the winning goal and assisting the equalizer after the Turks fell behind 1-0 in the first half, which ousted the Brits from the European Champions Cup in October 1968.

Personal life

His son Batur Altıparmak also played for Fenerbahçe in addition to Gaziantepspor, Ankaragücü and Şekerspor between 1990 and 2001. He is currently a FIFA footballer agent.

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