Yusuf Altıntaş

Yusuf Altıntaş
Personal information
Full name	Yusuf Altıntaş
Date of birth	7 August 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Kartepe, Turkey
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1984	Kocaelispor
1984–1994	Galatasaray
1994–1995	Kocaelispor
International career‡
1980	Turkey U18
1981–1982	Turkey U21
1983–1991	Turkey
Managerial career
2005–2006	Kocaelispor (assistant)
2007	Kayseri Erciyesspor (assistant)
2997	Bursaspor (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017

Yusuf Altıntaş (born 7 August 1961), otherwise known as Rambo Yusuf, is a Turkish former football player and coach.

Professional career

Altıntaş began his career with Köseköy Belediyespor, and moved to Kocaelispor in 1982. He transferred to Galatasaray in 1984 where he won the Turkish First division in 1987, 1988, 1993 and 1994. He also won the Turkish Cup twice in 1985 and 1992. He finished his playing career by returning to Kocaelispor in 1994, and played one season with the club.

Altıntaş was part of the Galatasaray squad that reached the semi-final of the 1988–89 European Cup.

International career

Altıntaş played for Turkey between 1984 and 1992 winning 29 caps and scoring two goals.

Managerial career

Altıntaş retired in 1994 at the age of 34. Following his retirement, he worked as coach or assistant manager, most currently with Bursaspor (as assistant manager of Bülent Korkmaz).^[1]