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Ümit Karan

Ümit Karan (born 1 October 1976) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Menemenspor.[1][2]

Ümit Karan
Karan in 2008
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 ft 11+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

He played for Gençlerbirliği S.K., Ankaraspor, Galatasaray and Eskişehirspor. He made his international debut for Turkey in 1999, and earned a total of ten caps, scoring three goals.

Club career

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After playing for Gençlerbirliği for five seasons and scoring 91 goals, Ümit moved to Galatasaray at the start of the 2001–02 season and was a key player in Mircea Lucescu's squad as the main striker after Mario Jardel's departure.

During the 2004–05 season, he was loaned to Ankaraspor 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 the Süper Lig on 18 September 2006, against Beşiktaş.

Ümit has great finishing ability, and he is usually in pursuit of sensational goals, particularly with volleys and bicycle kicks. His most sensational goal is arguably the one against Vestel 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 and Gheorghe Hagi. On 24 June 2009 he was fired from his 2010 contract with Galatasaray, and he signed a contract with Eskisehirspor for three years.

Managerial career

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On 4 October 2018 Karan accepted an offer to become the manager of FK 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 a Europa 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 with Renova. On 30 September 2020 Karan re-joined Shkupi as manager on a one-year contract.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 15 May 2011[4]
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup

Honours

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Gençlerbirliği[5]

Galatasaray[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Shkupi, Sileks, Pelister & Bregalnica announce new coaches". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ @MenemenspoResmi (30 December 2020). "Türk Futboluna uzun yıllar hizmet etmiş olan Ümit Karan ile kulübümüz 1,5+1 yıllık anlaşma sağlamıştır. Kulübümüz…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "KARAN: ME EKIPIN QË KEMI, SHPRESOJMË TË DALIN KAMPION". fcshkupi.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ümit Karan". FBREF. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Umit Karan". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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Preceded by Galatasaray captain
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
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