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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1976-10-01)1 October 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Menemenspor (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Minerva 93 | |||
| Hertha Zehlendorf | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Türkiyemspor Berlin | ||
| 1996–2001 | Gençlerbirliği | 136 | (50) |
| 2001–2009 | Galatasaray | 170 | (72) |
| 2005 | →Ankaraspor (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Eskişehirspor | 41 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Turkey | 10 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Shkupi | ||
| 2020 | Shkupi | ||
| 2021 | Menemenspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ümit Karan (born 1 October 1976) is a Turkishfootball manager and former player who is currently the manager ofMenemenspor.[1][2]
He played forGençlerbirliği S.K.,Ankaraspor,Galatasaray andEskişehirspor. He made his international debut forTurkey in 1999, and earned a total of ten caps, scoring three goals.
After playing forGençlerbirliği for five seasons and scoring 91 goals, Ümit moved toGalatasaray at the start of the 2001–02 season and was a key player inMircea Lucescu's squad as the main striker afterMario Jardel's departure.
During the 2004–05 season, he was loaned toAnkaraspor by manager Gheorghe Hagi due to his dip in form. However, Ümit made a strong return for the 2005–06 season with Galatasaray's new manager,Eric Gerets. Getting along well with Gerets and his playing style, Ümit scored 81 goals in 18 matches at the start of the season. But in early 2006, Umit's season was cut short by a knee injury, which kept him out of the game for six months.
At the start of the 2006–07 season, Ümit regained his place on the team after the injury layoff, scoring his 100th goal in theSüper Lig on 18 September 2006, againstBeşiktaş.
Ümit has great finishing ability, and he is usually in pursuit of sensational goals, particularly with volleys andbicycle kicks. His most sensational goal is arguably the one againstVestel Manisaspor. Ümit latched onto a 40-meter pass just inside the box, struck a one-time shot with his right foot, and curled it around the goalkeeper. He also possesses good pace, stamina and strength. He has had his share of problems with his former Galatasaray managers,Fatih Terim andGheorghe Hagi. On 24 June 2009 he was fired from his 2010 contract withGalatasaray, and he signed a contract withEskisehirspor for three years.
On 4 October 2018 Karan accepted an offer to become the manager ofFK Shkupi. He took over the team who were struggling to meet expectations and found themselves in 9th. His first game in charge was on 21 October 2018, which Shkupi won 2–1 against fellow underperformers,Sileks. During his first season in charge of the Skopje based club, he managed to achieve a 4th place finish in the league and thus secured aEuropa League qualifying slot. On 26 August 2019 Karan left his post as manager of Shkupi. His final game in charge was a 2–2 draw withRenova. On 30 September 2020 Karan re-joined Shkupi as manager on a one-year contract.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Turkish Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 1996–97 | Süper Lig | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | |
| 1997–98 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| 1998–99 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | 34 | 15 | |||
| 1999–2000 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | 34 | 19 | |||
| 2000–01 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 7 | – | 34 | 20 | |||
| Total | 136 | 50 | 13 | 11 | – | 49 | 61 | |||
| Galatasaray | 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14[a] | 7 | 43 | 14 |
| 2002–03 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 19 | ||
| 2003–04 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 19 | ||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 6[a] | 2 | 39 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5[b] | 3 | 42 | 17 | ||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5[c] | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 170 | 72 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 235 | 98 | ||
| Ankaraspor (loan) | 2004–05 | Süper Lig | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 5 | |
| Eskişehirspor | 2009–10 | Süper Lig | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 26 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 43 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 359 | 138 | 40 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 437 | 176 | ||
Gençlerbirliği[5]
Galatasaray[5]
Media related toÜmit Karan at Wikimedia Commons
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Galatasaray captain 2008–2009 | Succeeded by |