Who is Fenerbahçe's new football director Devin Özek, where is he from, and how old is he?

Fenerbahçe announced in a written statement that Devin Özek has been appointed as football director and Okan Özkan as football coordinator. Devin Özek was part of manager Xabi Alonso's staff at Bayer Leverkusen, which won the Bundesliga title.

The 30-year-old football executive, who most recently worked at Leverkusen, is considered one of the most competent figures in Europe in terms of scouting and analysis. Following this development, football fans have begun searching for answers to the questions, "Who is Devin Özek, where is he from, and how old is he?" Here are the details regarding Devin Özek's life and career...

WHO IS DEVİN ÖZEK?

Devin Özek was born in Germany in 1995. The child of a German mother and a Turkish father, Özek began to take an interest in football from a young age. Having played football in Germany's lower leagues, Özek chose a different path instead of continuing his career as a player and ended his active football life in 2016, at the age of just 21.

DEVİN ÖZEK'S LIFE AND CAREER

In 2017, he began working as a Scout and Football Career Manager at the company Rolfes & Elsässer, owned by Simon Rolfes. During this tenure, he gained significant experience by actively utilizing his knowledge and skills in the football industry.

In 2021, he began working at Bayer Leverkusen, one of Germany's deep-rooted clubs. He first worked in a scouting position, and subsequently took on the role of International Relations Officer within the club's Football Department. In the summer of 2022, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Director alongside Leverkusen's Sporting Director, Simon Rolfes.

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