Eşref Özmenç

Eşref Özmenç (30 January 1930 – 1 January 1990) was a Turkish international association football player, who most notably was a part of Beşiktaş J.K. squad between late 1940s and 1950s. He represented Turkey at senior level, earning 8 caps between 1951 and 1954.

Career
Started his career at Istanbul-based Kadırga S.K., Özmenç joined Beşiktaş J.K. Football Academy in 1947 and promoted to senior section following year. He earned 239 appearances for the club, scoring 9 goals across all competitions between 1948 and 1957.

Style of play and reception
According to Beşiktaş official website, Özmenç was noted a player with pace, "good" ball technique and described as a "resilient" player. He was one of 33 players listed "Centennial squad" of the club, placing himself in "bronze eleven", selected after a survey held between the official club members in 2003, centinnial year of the club.

Honours

 * Beşiktaş
 * Istanbul Football League: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1953–54
 * Turkish Federation Cup: 1956–57

Individual

 * Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Bronze Team)