Özkan Sümer Özkan Sümer Özkan Sümer (born January 20, 1937) is a Turkish former footballer and coach. He served as defender in Trabzonspor, and later coached the same club, Galatasaray SK and the Turkey national football team. He acted also as president of Trabzonspor. Sümer was born in Trabzon and started to play football in his home town's club of Trabzonspor. After some time at Karabükspor and Sebat Gençlik, Sümer re-joined Trabzonspor. He was a successful defender of his team. During this time, he earned the nickname "Deve" (literally: "Camel") due to his tallness and stubborn rough playing temperament. After having ended
History of Trabzonspor History of Trabzonspor Trabzonspor is one of the "4 big clubs"in Turkish football. Formed in 1967 through a merger, Trabzonspor's history dates back to two of the clubs, the foundation year of İdmanocağı and İdmangücü. This article tells the story from the foundation of the first clubs in the port city of Trabzon. There were four clubs in Trabzon in Early years : İdmanocağı(1921), İdmangücü(1913), Necmiati(1923) and Trabzon Lisesi. All four clubs competed against each other in the Trabzon Amateur Regional League. in 1923, two of the clubs, İdmanocağı and İdmangücü, held a fierce rivalry that was equal to the