Barış_Özbek

Barış Özbek

Barış Özbek

German footballer


Barış Özbek (Turkish pronunciation: [baɾɯʃ œzbek], born 14 September 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Özbek cemented his spot as a solid regular starter at Galatasaray in his first season and won the league title with his club. At the start of the 2009–10 season, he scored a brace during the third qualifying round of the Europa League, against Maccabi Netanya on 6 August 2009. He adopted the nickname Barış for his commitment when it comes to chasing the ball.[1]

In June 2011, he left Galatasaray to join league rivals Trabzonspor.[2]

In January 2015 Özbek joined Kayserispor from Union Berlin.[3]

Özbek moved to MSV Duisburg on 1 February 2016.[4] In November 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract.[5]

By April 2022, Özbek had retired from professional playing.[6]

International career

Born to Turkish parents in Germany, Özbek has a German passport and played for the Germany under-21 national team.[7]

Personal life

His brother, Ufuk is also a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2017[8][9]
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Honours

Galatasaray


References

  1. "Galatasaray 6 – Maccabi Netanya 0" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. Demireli, Fatih (9 July 2011). "Trabzonspor holt Baris Özbek". Spot (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Barış Özbek Kayserispor'da" [Barış Özbek to Kayserispor] (in Turkish). haberler.com. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. "MSV verpflichtet Baris Özbek und Torhüter Seny Timothy Dieng" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
  5. "MSV Duisburg und Özbek lösen Vertrag auf". kicker Online (in German). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. Czymoch, Janis (12 April 2022). "Riesen-Überraschung in Bövinghausen: Baris Özbek ist zurück – mit konkreten Zukunftsplänen". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. "Özbek wartet auf Löws Anruf". Rheinische Post (in German). 20 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. "BARIŞ ÖZBEK". Turkish Football Federation. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

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