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Özgün Önver
Former professional basketball player and Galatasaray men’s basketball general manager.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Özgün Önver is Galatasaray men’s basketball general manager and a former professional player. Galatasaray’s June 2026 appointment biography records that he entered basketball through Tuborg’s development system and later played professionally for Tuborg, Tofaş, Erdemir, Olin Edirne, TED Kolejliler and Eskişehir Basket.
After ending his playing career, Önver moved into management at Eskişehir Basket, serving as team manager from 2016 to 2018. He then worked in the Turkish Basketball Federation’s men’s leagues operation from 2018 to 2023, progressing from deputy director to Men’s Leagues Director for the 2022–23 season.
Galatasaray’s chronology places him as Bursaspor general manager through the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons and Glint Manisa Basket general manager in 2025–26. Galatasaray appointed him to its men’s general-manager post on 8 June 2026.
Career record
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Professional playing clubs: Tuborg, Tofaş, Erdemir, Olin Edirne, TED Kolejliler and Eskişehir Basket.
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2016–2018: Eskişehir Basket team manager.
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2018–2022: Turkish Basketball Federation Men’s Leagues deputy director.
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2022–23: Turkish Basketball Federation Men’s Leagues director.
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2023–25: Bursaspor general manager.
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2025–26: Glint Manisa Basket general manager.
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8 June 2026: Appointed Galatasaray men’s basketball general manager.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Galatasaray men’s basketball · Turkish Basketball Federation · Eskişehir Basket · Bursaspor · Glint Manisa Basket · Tuborg · Tofaş · Erdemir · Olin Edirne · TED Kolejliler
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