Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı (20 April 1936 – 18 February 2023) was a Turkish footballer and a successful manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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Career

Özyazıcı played football at the club İdmanocağı in his hometown Trabzon for several years. Following his retirement, he became a manager. In the 1975–76 season, he led

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to its first league championship title. This was the first time, a team besides the

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clubs Fenerbahçe,

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, and

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(called the "Big Three") to win the

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. Further titles came with Ozyazici in the seasons 1976–77, 1978–79 and 1979–80. Trabzonspor remained until 2010 the only team to win the league title besides the "Big Three". Özyazici's Trabzonspor showed success in the

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by beating English giant

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in the late 1970s. After his successful years at Trabzonspor, he left his post to manage

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and Sarıyer G.K. (Istanbul). He is considered one of the most successful managers in the history of Turkish football gaining four Süper Lig titles, a performance reached by Fatih Terim only. He has won three

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s and several other cups, all achieved with Trabzonspor.

Honors

As manager

* Trabzonspor *

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: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1983–84 *

: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84; runner-up 1975–76 * President's Cup: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1982–83; runner-up 1983–84 * Prime Minister's Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78 * Turkish Second League: 1973–74

References

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