Gökmen Özdenak

Gökmen Özdenak (born 22 June 1947) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a striker. He is best known for his stint with Galatasaray, and is known by his nickname Ayı Gökmen (English, "Gökmen the Bear"). He represented the Turkey national football team.

Gökmen Özdenak

Personal information
Full name	Gökmen Özdenak
Date of birth	(1947-06-22) 22 June 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1967	İstanbulspor	15	(5)
1967–1980	Galatasaray	297	(99)
International career‡
1966	Turkey U18	1	(0)
1970	Turkey U21	4	(0)
1972–1977	Turkey	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 April 2018

Professional career

Özdenak begun his footballing career with İstanbulspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. Two years later, he transferred to Galatasaray and helped them win 4 Süper Lig titles as he played there for 13 years.^[1]

Outside football

After his footballing career, Özdenak begun commentating football with former footballer Ziya Şengül.^[2]

Personal life

Özdenak was born into a sporting family, as his brothers Yasin and Doğan were also professional footballers.^[3][4]

Honours

Galatasaray

• TSYD Cup (3): 1968-69, 1970-1971, 1977-1978
• Turkish Super Cup (2): 1968-69, 1971-72
• Süper Lig (4): 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
• Turkish Cup (2): 1972–73, 1975–76
• Prime Minister's Cup (2): 1974–1975, 1978–1979