Öztürk extends at RWO: Experience for the next challenges!

Öztürk extends at RWO: Experience for the next challenges!

February 13, 2025 brought pleasing news for the supporters of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen: Tanju Öztürk, the experienced defender, extended his contract with the association. This decision ensures another season in the RWO jersey and ensures that he will be on the pitch even in the coming season.

Öztürk, which has already run in 19 out of 21 games this season and played in 18 of these encounters over the full 90 minutes, sets a positive sign of the future of the association. The contract extension was officially announced on Thursday evening. The 35-year-old has established himself as an indispensable component of the team since his change from Hansa Rostock in 2020. In these five years he played 154 games for Oberhausen and is therefore at the top of the missions in the current squad.

experience and support for young talents

Dennis Lichtenwimmer Conversano, the sporting director of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, expressed very positive about the extension of Öztürk. He emphasized the important role that the defender takes on both the square and next to it. Öztürk himself expressed his joy about the contract extension and explains that he wants to use his experience to support young players and help them develop.

The decision to extend the contract for another year falls into a time when Öztürk can look back on an impressive career. Before he moved to RWO, he played in the 2nd Bundesliga and played a total of 76 games in the 3. League for KFC Uerdingen and Hansa Rostock. His comprehensive experience in football is valued by those responsible and should benefit the team in the coming season.

a strong foundation for the future

Öztürk is known for not only acting as a player, but also as a mentor for the younger teammates. In the current season, he has already demonstrated his skills in a total of more than 30 encounters, including regional and Lower Rhine Cup. Through his contract extension, those responsible for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen have now found a valuable anchor for the development of the team and its aspiring stars.

The step of Tanju Öztürk and the reaction of Lichtenwimmer Conversano clarify that Rot-Weiß Oberhausen not only strives for short-term goals, but is also interested in sustainable player development. This decision will certainly have a positive impact on the future team's performance.