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İSTANBUL (TR) - Medicana International İzmir Hospital became the health sponsor of Altınordu Football Club, one of Turkey's well-established clubs. Altınordu Football Club President Seyit Mehmet Özkan, who attended the signing ceremony of the sponsorship held at Metin Oktay Campus, stated that they have found the solid companion they need in terms of athlete health, while General Manager of Medicana International İzmir Hospital Dr. Ulvi Ünal, on the other hand, stated that they are proud to be the health sponsor of Altınordu Football Club, which makes significant investments in the future of Turkish football.

Manchester United example

Speaking before the signing ceremony held at Altınordu Football Club Metin Oktay Campus, Altınordu Football Club President Seyit Mehmet Özkan said that this new partnership will be beneficial for both institutions and continued “Although athlete health is one of the leading support elements in the professional football sector, our clubs are in this regard does not or cannot invest. Famous football player Alex Ferguson stated that the two most important factors behind his success in his 27-year football life at Manchester United are the football academy and the athlete's health center.

"We're 100 percent local"

General Manager Of Medicana International Izmir Hospital Dr. Ulvi Unal, representing the Medicana Health Group, expressed that they are very happy to be on the roof of the Altinordu Football Club, saying: “we, as a Medicana health group, know very well that health and sport cannot be considered separately from each other. For this reason, we knew it was a duty to support sports clubs by sponsoring health in almost every province where our hospitals are located. Since September 2020, when our Izmir hospital started its first patient admission, we have signed cooperation agreements as health sponsor of many sports clubs in Izmir. But despite all the deals we made, there was a significant missing piece, and that missing piece was completed today. That missing piece was the Altinordu Football Club, and from today I can easily say that we have completed the big picture in terms of our support for the sport in Izmir.” 

"Good individual, good citizen, good footballer"

Saying that Altınordu Football Club is one of the most rooted clubs not only in İzmir but also in Turkey, Seyit Mehmet Özkan said, “It is a club that is as old as the Republic of Turkey, with a philosophy that bows respectfully in front of almost everyone who understands football more or less. Based on the understanding of “good individual, good citizen, good football player”, we signed the health sponsorship agreement between Altınordu Football Club, which makes significant investments in the future of Turkish football, and Medicana Health Group, which proudly holds the title of Turkey's leading health group with its investments in the health sector. I am very proud of this agreement.”