İsmail Arca (born 5 September 1948) is a Turkish former football player, who played as a defender, and manager. He spent his entire professional career with Eskişehirspor, and is known by his nickname Büyük Kaptan (Turkish, "Great Captain").

Professional career

Arca begun playing football with İnegöl İdman Yurdu in 1962, and in 1964 moved to Eskisehir Fatihspor where he attended his local highschool. He moved to Eskişehirspor in 1965, and remained in the team for 17 years, becoming their captain. Arca holds the record for most official caps with Eskişehirspor, with 542 official appearances across all competitions.

International career

An international footballer for Turkey, Arca scored his only international goal in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying win over Switzerland on 1 December 1974.

Honours

Eskişehirspor

Turkey national football team

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