Bülent Korkmaz

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Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz'12.JPG
Bülent in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bülent Korkmaz
Date of birth (1968-11-24) 24 November 1968 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Malatya,[2] Turkey
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alanyaspor (manager)
Youth career
1979–1985 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–2006 Galatasaray 430 (15)
Total 430 (15)
National team
1988 Turkey U21 3 (0)
1990–2005 Turkey 102 (3)
Teams managed
2006 Erciyesspor
2007 Bursaspor
2007–2008 Gençlerbirliği
2009 Galatasaray
2009–2010 Baku
2011–2012 Karabükspor
2012–2013 Istanbul B.B.
2014–2015 Erciyesspor
2015–2016 Mersin İY
2018–2019 Antalyaspor
2020 Konyaspor
2021– Alanyaspor
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan"[3][4] (lit. 'Great Captain') and "Cengaver"[4] (lit. 'Warrior'), is a Turkish former professional football, and current coach who is the manager of Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and pundit.

Korkmaz was a one club man during his club career,[5] playing as a centre-back for Galatasaray for his whole career for 18 consecutive seasons between 1987 and 2005, winning 8 Süper Lig, 6 Turkish Cup, 5 Turkish Super Cup,1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Super Cup titles.[5][6][7]

He is the 13th player in history to make over 100 appearances across European club competitions.

Korkmaz has got 102 senior caps for Turkey national team, making him the third most capped player after Rüştü Reçber and Hakan Şükür.[8][9]

Club career[]

Korkmaz started his career at Galatasaray Futbol Akademisi as a goalkeeper in 1979.[citation needed] He changed his field role to become a defender following the advise from his youth coach.[citation needed] He was offered a professional contract by German club Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 16 but he chose to stay at Galatasaray and he was eventually promoted to senior squad in 1987.

Korkmaz was a part of squad reaching semi-finals of 1989–90 edition of UEFA European Cup. During the 2000 UEFA Cup Final between Galatasaray and Arsenal, he dislocated his shoulder but he declined to quit the game, continued the game until the end following in-field physio treatment where Galatasaray won the cup after extra time. However, the injury caused Korkmaz eventually to miss UEFA Euro 2000 competition.[10]

Korkmaz was invited to play at "FIFA XI" squad against the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosts "Japan & Korea XI" at World Dream soccer exhibition, held at Yokohama International Stadium on 3 January 2001.[11]

International career[]

Korkmaz was part of the Turkey national team that finished third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and, in 2003, had the same finishing position at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Korkmaz also represented Turkey in EURO 96.

Coaching career[]

On 30 August 2005, Korkmaz was appointed as the assistant manager at Gençlerbirliği S.K.,[12] and resigned during the same season. In January 2007, he signed in Kayseri Erciyesspor as head coach while the team were sitting at the bottom of the ladder. Under Korkmaz's management, Kayseri Erciyesspor reached the final of 2006–07 Turkish Cup, losing 0–1 to Beşiktaş J.K., however; spotting 17th position, they relegated at the end of the season.

On 23 February 2009, after the leaving of Michael Skibbe, Korkmaz was appoited the head coach of Galatasaray.[13] He resigned from the role in June 2009.[citation needed]

On 8 November 2011, after the resignation of Yücel İldiz, Korkmaz joined Karabükspor as the head coach.[14] Taking the team over from 16th position of standings, he managed the team to finish the season at 12th place, for a safe avoiding the relegation. In same season, Karabükspor reached semi-finals at 2011–12 Turkish Cup, for the first time at club's history.

On 13 November 2012, Korkmaz replaced Carlos Carvalhal at İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor.[15] His contract was mutually terminated after his team got relegated as of 30 May 2013.[16]

Personal life[]

Korkmaz was born in Malatya in 1968. His younger brother, Mert Korkmaz (born 1971) is also a former professional footballer, played also for Galatasaray and holds 5 caps for Turkey. Korkmaz is married with 2 daughters.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17][18]
Club Season League Turkish Cup Other Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galatasaray 1987–88 1. Lig[c] 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
1988–89 10 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 20 0
1989–90 21 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 25 0
1990–91 30 2 4 0 2 0 — 36 2
1991–92 27 3 2 0 2 0 5 0 36 3
1992–93 29 1 6 0 3 0 5 0 43 1
1993–94 30 1 5 1 3 0 9 0 47 2
1994–95 31 1 6 1 2 0 8 0 47 2
1995–96 29 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 39 0
1996–97 32 2 1 1 2 0 4 0 39 3
1997–98 29 1 7 0 2 0 8 0 46 1
1998–99 21 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 30 1
1999–00 22 0 3 1 0 0 8 0 33 1
2000–01 27 0 2 0 0 0 15 1 44 1
2001–02 Süper Lig 26 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 38 3
2002–03 30 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 38 1
2003–04 23 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 29 0
2004–05 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 430 15 52 4 26 0 102 1 610 20
  1. ^ Appearances in Atatürk Cup, Chancellor Cup, President Cup and TSYD Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup
  3. ^ Named respectively as Milli Lig between 1959–1962, Türkiye 1. Futbol Ligi (1. Lig) between 1962–2000, and Süper Lig from 2001 to present

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19][8][9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 1990 2 0
1991 8 0
1992 8 0
1993 6 1
1994 7 1
1995 11 0
1996 9 0
1997 4 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 5 0
2001 4 0
2002 15 1
2003 14 0
2004 7 0
2005 2 0
Total 102 3

Managerial statistics[]

As of 13 September 2020
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kayseri Erciyesspor Turkey 16 January 2006 29 May 2007 17 7 5 5 041.18
Bursaspor Turkey 27 June 2007 22 October 2007 9 1 4 4 011.11
Gençlerbirliği Turkey 1 November 2007 30 January 2008 10 2 3 5 020.00
Galatasaray Turkey 25 February 2009 30 June 2009 15 7 4 4 046.67
Baku Azerbaijan 24 September 2009 22 March 2010 44 16 14 14 036.36
Karabükspor Turkey 16 November 2011 30 June 2012 33 17 4 12 051.52
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor Turkey 14 November 2012 30 June 2013 22 6 6 10 027.27
Kayseri Erciyesspor Turkey 30 July 2014 25 November 2014 11 1 6 4 009.09
Mersin İdman Yurdu Turkey 22 September 2015 4 January 2016 15 3 4 8 020.00
Antalyaspor Turkey 14 June 2018 15 November 2019 52 20 10 22 038.46
Konyaspor Turkey 13 February 2020 12 September 2020 13 4 4 5 030.77
Alanyaspor Turkey 6 September 2021 Present 1 1 0 0 100.00
Total 242 85 64 93 035.12

Honours[]

Turkey

  • FIFA World Cup third-place: 2002
  • FIFA Confederations Cup third-place: 2003

Galatasaray

  • UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2000
  • Süper Lig (8): 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02
  • Türkiye Kupasi (6): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05
  • TFF Süper Kupa: 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997
  • Chancellor Cup: 1990, 1995
  • TSYD Cup (6): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Bülent Korkmaz -FIFA.com". FIFA. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Bülent Korkmaz – Teknik Adamlar Bilgi Detayı TFF". TFF. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. ^ ""Büyük Kaptan" 2.galibiyet peşinde". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bülent Korkmaz". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Snap shot: Galatasaray win historic UEFA Cup". UEFA. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Happy Birthday to you!". FIFA. 26 September 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Bülent Korkmaz Teknik Direktör". FIFA. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Mamrud, Roberto (3 September 2005). "Korkmaz Bülent – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 26 September 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  10. ^ Galatasaray stars in Turkey squad
  11. ^ "FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info" (in Turkish). RSSSF. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  12. ^ Gençlerbirliği go for Bülent
  13. ^ "New Coach Bülent Korkmaz". Galatasaray S.K. Official Website. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  14. ^ "Bülent Korkmaz ıle Prensipte Anlaşmaya Varılmıştır". Karabükspor Official Website. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  15. ^ "Bülent Korkmaz ile İBB anlaştı". Sonsayfa Internet Newspaper Website. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  16. ^ "İBB ile Bülent Korkmaz'ın yolları ayrıldı". Samanyolu Haber TV News Channel Website. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Bülent Korkmaz" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Turkey - B. Korkmaz - Profile". soccerway.com/. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Korkmaz, Bülent". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tugay Kerimoğlu 		Galatasaray captain
1995–2005 		Succeeded by
Hakan Şükür
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