Ümit Karan

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Ümit Karan
Ümit Karan in my friend's birthday.png
Karan in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-01) October 1, 1976 (age 45)
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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.

Coaching 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]

Honours[]

Gençlerbirliği[4]

Galatasaray[4]

Individual

  • Turkish Cup Top Scorer: 2000–01

Career statistics[]

As of 15 May 2011[5]
Club Season League Cup[6] 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

References[]

  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. ^ a b "Umit Karan". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Ümit Karan". FBREF. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup

External links[]

Media related to Ümit Karan at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by Galatasaray captain
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
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