Önder Turacı

Önder Turacı

Personal information
Full name	Önder Turacı
Date of birth	14 July 1981 (1981-07-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Playing position	Centre-back / Right-back
Club information
Current club	Mersin İdmanyurdu
Number	35
Youth career
1986–1995	Club Ligue
1995–1998	Tilleur Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2004	Standard Liège	61	(3)
2000	→ Visé (loan)
2000–2002	→ La Louviere (loan)[1]	49	(2)
2004–2010	Fenerbahçe S.K.	120	(5)
2010–2011	Kayserispor	13	(0)
2011-	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0
National team‡
2001	Belgium U21	12	(0)
2004–	Turkey	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2011

Önder Turacı (pronounced [øndeɾ tuɾadʒɯ]; born 14 July 1981 in Liège, Belgium) is a footballer, who currently plays for the Turkish Super League club Kayserispor at the defender position. He is 1.86 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms. He has become Fenerbahçe's vice-captain after the team captain Ümit Özat's transfer to 1. FC Köln and vice-captain Tuncay Şanlı's transfer to Middlesbrough F.C.. Alex also become Fenerbahçe's captain.

International career

He was a Belgian U-21s and played in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He was included in the squad of Turkish senior team in series of friendlies in summer 2004,^[2] and made his debut on 18 August 2004, a friendly match against Belarus.^[3]

At that time the new FIFA status was came in forced since 1 January 2004, as loosen the nationality transfer of players aged under 21. A provision clause of 1 year effectiveness was also came in force that any player who already played for one nation youth side, but not the senior, can have a chance to apply for nationality transfer, regardless of their age. Any players that already allowed to play in official match in senior team, means the transfer automatically done. But in Turacı case, his transfer was uncertain, and Belgian senior team once tried to recall him in February 2006.^[4] After the rule change by FIFA, he was able to play in Turkish national team in 2009.^[5]

Honours

• 2005 Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe
• 2007 Turkish Super League National Champions with Fenerbahçe

References

1. ^ VI
2. ^ "Turaci try-out for Turkey". UEFA.com. 2004-05-14. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind=1/newsid=179550.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08. 
3. ^ Turkish Football Federation Match Details
4. ^ "Staunton surveys temporary home". UEFA.com. 2006-02-28. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=399192.html. 
5. ^ http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=202&ftxtID=7870

External links

• Profile at TFF.org (Turkish)
• Profile at fenerbahce.org (Turkish)
• Profile at UEFA.com (English)
• Profile at transfermarkt.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Turaci, Onder
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	14 July 1981
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death