Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu is an Australian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 player. He is currently playing for Oakleigh Cannons FC in the Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

. He plays as a Defender

Defender

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.

A youth player at the Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League...

, in 2003 he received a two-week trial with Turkish Super League club Ankaragücü

Ankaragücü

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. After impressing coaching staff at the club he signed a four year deal. However, he left at the conclusion of the first year of his contract after feeling unsettled, making just one appearance in his time at the club.

Upon returning to Australia, Tavşancıoğlu began playing with South Melbourne

South Melbourne FC

South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...

 in the Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

. Tavsancioglu was invited to join A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 club Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

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 on a short term contract on 30 December 2005. He played four games as a back-up player for the Victory due to injuries to regular squad members, before recommencing his tenure with South Melbourne in the VPL, where he played in South Melbourne's victory over Altona Magic

Altona Magic

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 in the 2006 Grand Final.

After a successful trial, he was signed as a short term injury replacement by A-League outfit North Queensland Fury in November 2010 after a 5 year hiatus from the league to provide defensive cover for the injured Eric Akoto and Chris Grossman.

Honours

With South Melbourne

South Melbourne FC

South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...

: Victorian Premier League Championship

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

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