Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 former footballer and a successful manager.

Özyazıcı played football at the club İdmanocağı

Idmanocagi

İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and...

 in his hometown Trabzon for several years. Following his retirement, he became a manager. In the 1975–76 season, he led Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

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

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

 clubs Fenerbahçe SK

Fenerbahçe SK

Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a professional sports club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Istanbul. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar )...

, Galatasaray SK

Galatasaray S.K. (football team)

Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

, and Beşiktaş JK (called the "Big Three") to win the Turkish Super League. 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 UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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 by beating English giant Liverpool FC in the late 1970s. After his successful years at Trabzonspor, he left his post to manage Bursaspor

Bursaspor

Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...

, Sarıyer, Vanspor

Vanspor

Vanspor A.Ş. is the football team of Van in eastern Turkey.-History:They played in the top division of Turkish football between 1994 and 1998, playing once more in 1999-2000 season. After relegation from the first division, Vanspor turned to an economic crisis and were relegated from the 2nd and...

 and Sarıyer G.K.

Sariyer G.K.

Sarıyer Gençlik Kulübü or Sariyer G.K. is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Sarıyer G.K. also won Balkans Cup in 1991-92 season against Romanian club Oţelul Galaţi after 0-0 results.-External links:*...

 (Istanbul). He is considered as one of the most successful managers in the history of Turkish football

History of Turkish football

Football was introduced to the Ottoman Empire by English men living in the area. The first matches took place in Selanik, now known as Thessaloniki, in 1875. F.C. Smyrna was the first football club established in Turkey. The same men brought football from İzmir to Istanbul in 1895. The first...

 gaining four Turkish Super League titles, a performance reached by Fatih Terim

Fatih Terim

Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey....

 only. He has won three Turkish Cups and several other cups, all achieved with Trabzonspor.

Ozyazici now lives in Trabzon

Trabzon

Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...

.

As manager

• Trabzonspor
  Trabzonspor
  Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
  
  
  • Turkish Super League
    • champion 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • champion 1976–77
    • champion 1979–80
    • champion 1983–84
  • Turkish Cup
    • runner-up 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • winner 1976–77
    • winner 1977–78
    • winner 1983–84
  • President's Cup
    • winner 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • winner 1976–77
    • winner 1977–78
    • winner 1978–79
    • winner 1979–80
    • winner 1982–83
  • Prime Minister's Cup
    • winner 1975–76 with Şükrü Ersoy
    • winner 1977–78
  • Turkish Second League
    TFF Second League
    TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...
    
    
    • champion 1973–74