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

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Ümit Karan

Karan in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-10-01) October 1, 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club 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)
National team
1999–2007	Turkey	10	(3)
Teams managed
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 10 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Club career

After playing for Gençlerbirliği for 5 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 early in 2006, Umit's season was cut short by a knee injury, which kept him out of the game for 6 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 Turkcell Super League on September 18, 2006, against Beşiktaş.

Ümit has great finishing ability and he is usually in chase of sensational goals, particularly with volleys and bicycle kicks. His most sensational goal is arguably the one he scored against Vestel Manisaspor. Ümit latched onto a 40 meter pass just inside the box and struck a one time shot with his right foot and curled it around the helpless goalkeeper. He also possesses good pace, stamina and strength. He is also loved by the supporters, but he has had his share of problems with his former Galatasaray managers Fatih Terim and Gheorghe Hagi. On 24 June 2009 was fired from his 2010 contract with Galatasaray and he signed a contract with Eskisehirspor for 3 years.

Managerial career

On October 4, 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 August 26, 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

As of 15 May 2011[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup[5]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gençlerbirliği	1996–97	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	0	0	149	61
Galatasaray	2001–02	28	7	1	0	14	7	43	14
	2002–03	28	16	3	3	2	0	33	19
	2003–04	8	1	2	1	4	0	14	2
	2004–05	6	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
	2005–06	24	17	4	2	2	0	30	19
	2006–07	28	18	5	2	6	2	39	22
	2007–08	30	11	7	3	5	3	42	17
	2008–09	18	0	5	2	5	1	28	3
	Total	170	72	27	13	38	13	235	98
Ankaraspor (loan)	2004–05	12	5	0	0	–	–	12	5
Eskişehirspor	2009–10	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

Honours

Gençlerbirliği[6]

• Turkish Cup: 2000–01

Galatasaray[6]

• Süper Lig: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08
• Turkish Super Cup: 2008

Individual

• Turkish Cup Top Scorer: 2000–01

References

External links

Media related to Ümit Karan at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Profile at TFF.org (in Turkish)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Hakan Şükür	Galatasaray captain 2008–2009	Succeeded by Arda Turan

На других языках

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[de] Ümit Karan

Ümit Karan (* 1. Oktober 1976 in Berlin) ist ein ehemaliger türkischer Fußballspieler und heutiger Trainer.

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- [en] Ümit Karan

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[es] Ümit Karan

Ümit Karan (Berlín, Alemania, 1 de octubre de 1976), es un exfutbolista turco.

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[fr] Ümit Karan

Ümit Karan est footballeur turc qui évolue au poste d'attaquant à Eskişehirspor.

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[it] Ümit Karan

Ümit Karan (Berlino, 1º ottobre 1976) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore turco, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Каран, Юмит

Юмит Каран (нем. и тур. Ümit Karan; 1 октября 1976, Западный Берлин) — турецкий и немецкий футболист, нападающий. Выступал за «Генчлербирлиги» и «Галатасарай», в сезоне 2008/09 был капитаном «Галатасарая». Несмотря на то, что он дебютировал в сборной Турции ещё в 1999 году, Каран провёл за неё всего 10 матчей и не участвовал в финальных стадиях международных турниров.

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