[2] She graduated in Physical Education and Sports from Gazi Universitz in Ankara specializing in football coaching.
[3] Özlem Araç obtained her license from the Women's Regional League club Yeni Kapı Gençler Birliği in Antalya.
She began paying after her transfer to the Ankara-based team Başkentgücü Spor in the 2009–10 season of the Regional League.
[2][3] Özlem Araç began her managerial career by July 2013 as assistant coach at the men's team Çankırıspor, which competed in the TFF Second League.
[1][4] She left 1207 Antalya Spor at the end of the regular season of the 2016–17 Women's First League before the play-off round.