Levent Osman (born 8 March 1977 in Melbourne) is an Australian former association football player of Turkish Cypriot descent.[1] He played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Levent Osman | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | VIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Albion Redsox | 60 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | Gippsland Falcons | 34 | (4) |
| 1998 | Green Gully | 14 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Gippsland Falcons | 24 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | Auckland Kingz | 61 | (4) |
| 2002 | Tampere United | 18 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Trabzonspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Politehnica Timişoara | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | South Melbourne | 16 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Altona Magic | 63 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Dandenong Thunder | 68 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Australia U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Australia U23 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2012 | |||
Career
editHe has previously played for Trabzonspor in Turkey, FCU Politehnica Timişoara in Romania, Tampere United in Finland as well as South Melbourne, Auckland Kingz in (New Zealand) and Gippsland Falcons in the Australian NSL.
He has represented Australia at under-20 level and in the Olympic team between 1997 and 1999.
He was awarded Youth Player of the Year 1997. He was also the winner of the Jimmy Rooney Medal(Man of the Match) in the 2004 Premier League Grand Final.
References
edit- ^ Hüssein, Serkan (2007). Yesterday and Today: Turkish Cypriots of Australia. p. 139. ISBN 9780646477831.
- Levent Osman at Ozfootball.net.
- Levent Osman at WorldFootball.net
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