Eşref Özmenç (30 January 1930 – 1 January 1990) was a Turkish international
association football
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player, who most notably was a part of
Beşiktaş J.K. squad between the late 1940s and 1950s. He represented
Turkey
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at senior level, earning 8 caps between 1951 and 1954.
Career
Started his career at Istanbul-based Kadırga S.K., Özmenç joined
Beşiktaş J.K. Football Academy in 1947 and promoted to senior section following year.
He earned 239 appearances for the club, scoring 9 goals across all competitions between 1948 and 1957.
Style of play and reception
According to Beşiktaş official website, Özmenç was noted a player with pace, "good" ball technique and described as a "resilient" player.
He was one of 33 players listed "Centennial squad" of the club, placing himself in "bronze eleven", selected after a survey held between the official club members in 2003, centennial year of the club.
Honours
;Beşiktaş
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Istanbul Football League
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1949–50,
1950–51,
1951–52,
1953–54
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1956–57
Individual
*Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Bronze Team)
References
External links
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Eşref Özmenç career stats at mackolik.com
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1930 births
1990 deaths
Turkish men's footballers
Footballers from Istanbul
Men's association football defenders
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Vefa S.K. footballers
20th-century Turkish sportsmen