Önder Turacı

Önder Turacı (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈœndæɾ tuˈɾaːdʒɯ];^{[verification needed]} born 14 July 1981) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a defender.

Önder Turacı

Turacı playing for Fenerbahçe in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Önder Turacı
Date of birth	(1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back / Right-back
Youth career
1986–1995	Club Ligue
1995–1998	Tilleur Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Standard Liège	64	(3)
2000	→ Visé (loan)	18	(0)
2000–2002	→ La Louvière (loan)[1]	49	(2)
2004–2010	Fenerbahçe	121	(5)
2010–2011	Kayserispor	26	(1)
2012	Göztepe	15	(0)
2013–2014	Sarıyer	10	(1)
2014	Şanlıurfaspor	10	(2)
2014–2015	Antalyaspor	0	(0)
International career‡
1998–1999	Belgium U18	16	(1)
2000	Belgium U19	1	(0)
2001–2003	Belgium U21	14	(2)
2004–2009	Turkey	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:03, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

International career

Turacı 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 in force since 1 January 2004, and had loosened the nationality transfer of players aged under 21. A provision clause of 1 year effectiveness also came in force that any player who already played for one nation youth side, but not the senior, had a chance to apply for nationality transfer, regardless of their age. Any players that already were allowed to play in official match on a senior team, means the transfer was 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 on the Turkey national team in 2009.^[5]

Honours

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