Ömer Aysan Barış (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Ömer Aysan Barış
Aysan with Manisaspor
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-23) 23 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth İzmit, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back, midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Gölcükspor
1999–2002 Kocaelispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Gölcükspor 1 (0)
2000–2005 Kocaelispor 86 (3)
2005–2008 Bursaspor 64 (3)
2008–2009 Ankaraspor 14 (0)
2009–2010 Trabzonspor 14 (0)
2010–2012 Manisaspor 42 (2)
2012–2013 Mersin İdmanyurdu 7 (1)
2014 Şanlıurfaspor 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Born in 1982, Aysan was born and raised in Kocaeli, where he started playing football, before enrolling in a Kocaeli football school and joining the youth academy of Gölcükspor, where he started his senior career.[1] As a teenager, he experienced the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which caused him and his family to temporarily live in tents.[1]

Club career

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After playing for Gölcükspor, Aysan joined the youth academy of Kocaelispor, before signing a professional contract with the club in 2000 and going on to play for them for five seasons.[2] He debuted for Kocaelispor on 22 December 2000.[3] He helped Kocaelispor win the 2002 Turkish Cup.[4]

In 2005, he signed for Bursaspor, where he became sidelined due to injury for a period of time at the start of the 2006–07 season before becoming an important part of the team shortly after returning.[5] In 2008, he signed for Ankaraspor, where he made fourteen league appearances throughout two seasons.[6] However, he left Ankaraspor after the club was expelled from the Turkish top flight by The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee.[7]

In 2009, he signed for Trabzonspor on a three-year contract.[3] However, a year later, he left Trabzonspor after arguing with a club official.[8]

In 2010, he signed for Manisaspor, where he became involved in controversy after being accused of sexist behavior towards women in attendance during a game he was playing against Fenerbahçe.[9] He played for Manisaspor for two seasons.[2] In September 2011 he played in a match at Fenerbahçe before 41,000 women and children after Fenerbahçe were sanctioned an men were banned from the stadium. He was quoted internationally as saying “It was such a fun and pleasant atmosphere”.[10][11][12] In 2012, he signed for Mersin İdmanyurdu before ending his professional playing career with Şanlıurfaspor.[13]

International career

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During the beginning of the 2000s, Aysan was considered to get called up to the Turkey national team but he never made an appearance for them.[14]

Style of play

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Aysan mainly operated as a full-back and was known for his ability to help his team during their attacking phases.[15] At the beginning of his career, he was mainly deployed as a left-back before he started being deployed more as a right-back as his career progressed.[14]

Personal life

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Aysan married Ayça Karasu in 2021, where he was given a plaque by the mayor of for his performances for Kocaelispor, where he played for five years.[4]

Honours

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Kocaelispor

References

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  1. ^ a b "İşte Ömer Aysan'ın hikayesi". haber61.net.
  2. ^ a b "ÖMER AYSAN KİMDİR?". kayserinews.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ömer Aysan Kimdir?". mersinportal.com.
  4. ^ a b "Ömer Aysan ve Ayça Karasu evlendi". kocaeligazetesi.com.tr.
  5. ^ "Bursa'nın yeni yıldızı Ömer". beinsports.com.tr.
  6. ^ "Ömer Aysan'ın Golleri".
  7. ^ "Ömer Aysan : Formanın hakkını vereceğim". spor.haber7.com.
  8. ^ "Ömer Aysan'ı aşkı yaktı". haber3.com.
  9. ^ "Ömer Aysan'ın annesi yok mu?". ntv.com.tr.
  10. ^ Fraser, Suzan (20 September 2011). "Turkey bans men; 41,000 women, kids at soccer game". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ Taylor, Louise (21 September 2011). "Women and children first, with the men nowhere, works at Fenerbahce". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ^ Urwin, Jack (2016). Man up : surviving modern masculinity. London: Icon Books. p. 262. ISBN 9781785781759. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Şanlıurfaspor futbolcu avında". gapgundemi.com.
  14. ^ a b "Ömer Aysan Barış: "Futbol benim aşkım"".
  15. ^ "Teşekkürler Ömer Aysan". fanatik.com.tr.
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