Leman Bozacıoğlu

Leman Bozacıoğlu
Full name Leman Aksoy Bozacıoğlu
Other occupation Teacher
Domestic
Years League Role
2013-2015 Women's Second referee
2014- A2 referee
2014- Regional Amateur referee
2015- Women's First referee

Leman Aksoy Bozacıoğlu (born Leman Bozacıoğlu) is a Turkish female association football referee.[1][2][3] She is a school teacher from profession.[4]

Private life

Bozacıoğlu moved in 2014 to Antalya from Istanbul. She lives in Gazipaşa district of Antalya, where she serves as a teacher of physical education.[5]

She is married to a military officer. The couple is parent of a child.[5]

Sports career

Football referee

Bozacıoğlu decided to pursue a referee career following an advice of her trainer as she played football in the school team in 2006.[5]

She began her referee career in a men's Regional Amateur League match as the assistant referee in 2013. The same year, she was appointed to officiate a Youth League,[6] and a Women's Second League match in the referee position.[7] After serving in the referee role in A2 League and Regional Amateur League matches, she debuted in the Women's First on November 15, 2015.[4][8]

During her referee career, she served two seasons in Istanbul, two in Antalya, one in Niğde, two in Şırnak and then in Northern Cyprus before she settled in Antalya.[5]

In 2014, she was named "Best Referee of the Year" in the women's football category by a local media.[2]

In 2016, Bozacıoğlu served as the fourth official in a friendly test match between the German teams SV Wehen Wiesbaden and Hannover 96 in Belek, Antalya.[9]

Athletics trainer

Bozacıoğlu is a 3rd-class certified trainer for athletics.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Leman Aksoy Bozacıoğlu Örnek Teşkil Ediyor". Marka Futbol (in Turkish). 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "Leman Aksoy Bozacıoğlu Yılın Hakemi Seçildi". Marka Futbol (in Turkish). 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. ^ "2015 – 2016 Sezonu Ocak – Temmuz Arası Kadın Klasman Hakem Kadrosu" (in Turkish). Turkish Referees. Retrieved 2016-01-26.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Referee Details - Leman Bozacıoğlu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  5. ^ a b c d "Futbol Aşkı Böyle Bir Şey". Gazete A24 (in Turkish). 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  6. ^ "Hakem Bozacıoğlu Antalya'da sahada". sSabah (in Turkish). 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  7. ^ "Kadın futbolculardan gol şovu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  8. ^ "Muratpaşa Kadınları Kireçburnu'nu Konuk Rdiyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  9. ^ Hellmann, Frank (2016-01-12). "Die Angst vor dem Betrug spielt mit". NWZ Online (in German). Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  10. ^ "Gazipaşa 1. Atletizm Şenliği düzenlendi". Gazipaşa Haber (in Turkish). 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2016-01-26.


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