Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.
 Özat in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Keçiörengücü | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Keçiörengücü | 25 | (0) |
| 1995–2001 | Gençlerbirliği | 150 | (11) |
| 2000–2001 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2001–2007 | Fenerbahçe | 182 | (12) |
| 2007–2009 | 1. FC Köln | 35 | (0) |
| Total | 416 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Turkey U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1997 | Turkey Olympic | 5 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Turkey | 41 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2020 | Adana Demirspor | ||
| 2021 | Elazığspor | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Keçiörengücü | 1994–95 | TFF Third League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 1995–96 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| 2000–01[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 150 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 162 | 13 | ||||
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2000–01[6] | Süper Lig | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2001–02[7] | Süper Lig | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |
| 2002–03[8] | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04[9] | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2004–05[10] | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06[11] | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07[12] | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 182 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 12 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 416 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 26 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | |||
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2003 | — | ||
| 2004 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | |
Managerial statistics
- As of 7 March 2020[14]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Ankaragücü | 13 August 2010 | 28 February 2011 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28.57 |
| Manisaspor | 27 January 2012 | 28 February 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 |
| Elazığspor | 15 August 2014 | 30 April 2015 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33.33 |
| Boluspor | 22 June 2015 | 13 July 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Samsunspor | 10 August 2015 | 18 January 2016 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31.58 |
| Mersin İdman Yurdu | 19 January 2016 | 6 May 2016 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25.00 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 14 November 2016 | 31 August 2017 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41.18 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 22 November 2017 | 18 May 2018 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 29.63 |
| Giresunspor | 17 January 2019 | 5 February 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Adana Demirspor | 8 February 2019 | 3 September 2019 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 47.37 |
| Čelik Zenica | 16 December 2019 | 1 June 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 185 | 60 | 50 | 75 | 32.43 | ||
Honours
Player
Fenerbahçe
Turkey
- FIFA World Cup third-place: 2002[15][16][17]
Turkey U-23
- Mediterranean Games runner-up: 1997[18]
References
External links
- Ümit Özat – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ümit Özat at the Turkish Football Federation
- Umit Ozat at BBC.co.uk
- Ümit Özat at WorldFootball.net
- Ümit Özat at fussballdaten.de (in German)
