Place of birth Ankara, Turkey Başkentgücü Spor 18 Current team 1207 Antalya Spor | 2009–2011 Başkentgücü Spor 18 (1) | |
Date of birth (1989-05-26) May 26, 1989 (age 27) 2011–2012 Medical Park Antalyaspor | ||
Özlem Araç (born May 26, 1989) is a Turkish female football manager and former women's football player. Currently, she coaches 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor in the Women's First League.
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Early years
Özlem Araç was born in Ankara, Turkey on May 26, 1989. She graduated in Physical Education and Sports from Gazi Universitz in Ankara specializing in football coaching.
Player
Özlem Araç obtained her license from the Women's Regional League club Yeni Kapı Gençler Birliği in [[]Antalya]. She began paying after her transfer to the Ankara-based team Başkentgücü Spor in the 2009–10 season of the Regional League. She capped in 18 matches and scored one goal in two seasons. In the 2011–12 season, she played for Medical Park Antalyaspor in the Women's First League. She retired after one season, in which she played ten games and netted one goal.
Manager
Özlem Araç began her managerial career by July 2013 as assistant coach at the men's team Çankırıspor, which competed in the TFF Second League.
On September 30, 2014, she signed with her club a manager contract. She was successful to have her team, which was renamed to 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor, to finish the season 2014–15 in the Women's Second League as champion, and so get promoted to the Women's First League.