Ömer Çatkıç

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

Çatkıç with Antalyaspor in 2012
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 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

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

Turkey

• FIFA World Cup: third place 2002^[5][6][7]
• FIFA Confederations Cup: third place 2003^[8][9]

Order

• Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service^[10]