Ogün Altıparmak

Ogün Altıparmak (10 November 1938 – 2 February 2025) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a striker for Fenerbahçe. He made 32 appearances for the Turkey national team, scoring six goals.

Ogün Altıparmak

Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-11-10)10 November 1938
Place of birth	Adapazarı, Turkey
Date of death	2 February 2025(2025-02-02) (aged 86)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
?–1955	Karşıyaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1963	Karşıyaka	146	(39)
1963–1968	Fenerbahçe	120	(44)
1968	Washington Whips	19	(6)
1969–1971	Fenerbahçe	53	(23)
International career
1957	Turkey U18	2	(0)
1962–1964	Turkey U21	2	(1)
1961–1962	Turkey A2	2	(1)
1961–1968	Turkey	32	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Altıparmak started his career in 1955 at Karşıyaka and then transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1963 with a broken leg. He helped Fenerbahçe win four Turkish League titles and one Turkish Cup title with Fenerbahçe and was the league's top scorer with 16 goals in 1970–71, the year he retired. He made 32 appearances on the Turkey national team.^[1]

He also played for the Washington Whips in the 1968 North American Soccer League before returning to Fenerbahçe. In a 2–1 victory over Manchester City he scored the winning goal, having also assisted the equaliser after the Turks fell behind 1–0 in the first half. It ousted the English team from the European Champions Cup in October 1968.

Death

Altıparmak died on 2 February 2025, at the age of 86.^[2] His son Batur Altıparmak also played for Fenerbahçe in addition to Gaziantepspor, Ankaragücü and Şekerspor between 1990 and 2001. He is currently a FIFA agent.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	1961	3	0
	1962	4	0
	1963	1	0
	1964	2	0
	1965	6	2
	1966	4	1
	1967	8	2
	1968	4	1
Total		32	6

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Altıparmak goal.

List of international goals scored by Ogün Altıparmak

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 July 1965	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Pakistan	1–0	3–1	1965 RCD Cup
2				3–0
3	16 November 1966	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
4	22 February 1967	Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey	Republic of Ireland	2–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
5	28 November 1967	National Stadium, Dhaka, East Pakistan	Pakistan	5–0	7–4	1967 RCD Cup
6	16 October 1968	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	1–4	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Karşıyaka

• Izmir Futbol Ligi [tr]: 1958–59

Fenerbahçe

• Balkans Cup: 1966–67
• Süper Lig: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1969–70
• Turkish Cup: 1967
• Turkish Super Cup: 1968
• Atatürk Cup: 1964
• Spor Toto Cup: 1967
• TSYD Cup: 1969

Individual

• Süper Lig top scorer: 1970–71 (16 goals)