Ümit Özat

Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

Ümit Özat
Özat in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ümit Özat
Date of birth (1976-10-30) 30 October 1976
Place of birth Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1995 Keçiörengücü
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Gençlerbirliği 150 (10)
2000–2001 → Bursaspor (loan) 24 (1)
2001–2007 Fenerbahçe 182 (12)
2007–2009 1. FC Köln 35 (0)
Total 391 (23)
National team
1996–1997 Turkey U21 7 (0)
1997 Turkey Olympic 5 (1)
2000–2005 Turkey 41 (1)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Ankaragücü
2012 Manisaspor
2014–2015 Elazığspor
2015 Boluspor
2015–2016 Samsunspor
2016 Mersin İdman Yurdu
2016–2017 Gençlerbirliği
2017–2018 Gençlerbirliği
2019 Giresunspor
2019 Adana Demirspor
2019–2020 Čelik Zenica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Ankara, Özat initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later, he was converted to a full-back on the left side. He is right-footed, but still he played as left full-back. Mostly playing as a wingback and also supporting attackers, Özat was known for his unexpected long shots and rather successful crosses with his weak foot. He could also play the sweeper position when needed.

Özat playing for 1. FC Köln in 2007

In May 2007, he signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Köln. On 29 August 2008, Özat collapsed during a Bundesliga match against Karlsruher SC. After losing consciousness for a short period and being treated on the field, he became responsive and was sent to hospital for further examination. Further testing has determined that the ex-club captain has a heart condition called myocarditis. On 14 March 2009, it became official that Özat had ended his career. His retirement was influenced by the collapse.

International career

Özat made his debut for Turkey on 16 August 2000 against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played 41 times for the national team including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in which they achieved third place. Özat scored one goal for his country in the process.

Managerial career

Özat's career continued as an assistant manager of Köln under Zvonimir Soldo, between his resign on 21 December 2009. He subsequently became Roger Lemerre's assistant at Ankaragücü, stepping up to become the manager when Lemerre was sacked in May 2010. His first managerial position was that of Ankaragücü, who he managed for over six months. After Ankaragücü, Özat also managed: Manisaspor, Elazığspor, Boluspor, Samsunspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Gençlerbirliği, Giresunspor and Adana Demirspor.

On 16 December 2019, he became the new manager of, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica, signing a contract with the club until the summer of 2021.[1] In his first official game as Čelik manager, Özat's team lost in a 2–0 league game against Zrinjski Mostar on 23 February 2020.[2] He left Čelik in June 2020.[3]

Managerial statistics
As of 7 March 2020[4]
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Ankaragücü 13 August 2010 28 February 2011 28 8 10 10 028.57
Manisaspor 27 January 2012 28 February 2012 6 1 0 5 016.67
Elazığspor 15 August 2014 30 April 2015 30 10 7 13 033.33
Boluspor 22 June 2015 13 July 2015 0 0 0 0 !—
Samsunspor 10 August 2015 18 January 2016 19 6 7 6 031.58
Mersin İdman Yurdu 19 January 2016 6 May 2016 16 4 2 10 025.00
Gençlerbirliği 14 November 2016 31 August 2017 34 14 7 13 041.18
Gençlerbirliği 22 November 2017 18 May 2018 27 8 7 12 029.63
Giresunspor 17 January 2019 5 February 2019 3 0 2 1 000.00
Adana Demirspor 8 February 2019 3 September 2019 19 9 7 3 047.37
Čelik Zenica 16 December 2019 1 June 2020 3 0 1 2 000.00
Total 185 60 50 75 032.43

Honours

Player

Fenerbahçe

Turkey

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References
  1. E. Škorić (16 December 2019). "Bivši turski reprezentativac novi trener NK Čelik!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "NK ČELIK - HŠK ZRINJSKI (0 : 1) 0 : 2". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. M. Šljivak (9 July 2020). "Umit Ozat želi ponovo na klupu: Ima svoje zahtjeve..." (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Ümit Özat". Sofascore.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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