He began his football career with Prater SV, an Austrian team, in 1978.
He transferred to Fenerbahçe in 1991, and was first goalkeeper until he ws injured at the Kayserispor match in the 1994-95 season.
İpekoğlu won the Turkish First League title again with Fenerbahçe in 1996.
He transferred to Çanakkale Dardanelspor, which got promoted to Turkish First League in the 1995-96 season, and he became first goalkeeper there until Çanakkale Dardanelspor's relegation to Turkish Second League in the 1998-99 season.
He was also capped for the Turkey national football team 32 times, beginning with a friendly against Greece on 29 March 1989.