Umut Güzelses

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Umut Güzelses
אומיט גונזאלס
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2005–2006 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006–2007 Fenerbahçe PAF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Fenerbahçe 2 (0)
2007–2008 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009 → Maccabi Herzliya (loan) 14 (1)
2009–2010 Gençlerbirliği 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Hacettepe (loan) 5 (0)
2010–2011 Üsküdar Anadolu SK 9 (1)
2011–2013 Kastamonuspor 7 (0)
National team‡
2007 Turkey U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:59, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:59, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Umut Güzelses (Hebrew: אומיט גונזאלס; born May 15, 1987) is a Turkish-Israeli footballer.

Childhood in Israel[]

The Güzelses family are Sephardi Jews, descendants of refugees who fled the Spanish Inquisition. They emigrated to Israel when Umut was three years old, but found acclimation to be difficult.[1]

Professional career in Israel[]

Umut began his career with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv. In order to keep his Turkish citizenship and avoid conscription in to the Israeli army, he joined the Turkish army for a term of three months.

Hapoel was reluctant to let him go after Umut's father said that he had an offer from a top flight Turkish club. It was only after Umut's father climbed on top of one of the floodlights at the club's training ground and threatened to jump, that Umut was released from his contract.[2]

Professional career in Turkey[]

In 2005, Umut joined Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe. He made his debut in a match against Sivasspor on November 11, 2006. He was brought on in the 89th minute.

He is currently on loan with Maccabi Herzliya after being on loan with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the previous season. His contract with Fenerbahçe expires May 31, 2011.[3]

Career notes[]

Umut signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe on 1 June 2007 and was subsequently loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Umut chose to play for Turkey U21 and played against Albania on 17 January 2007 for U21 level.[4]

Statistics[]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2006–2007 Fenerbahçe Süper Lig 2 0 - - - - - - - -
Total Turkey 2 0 - - - - - - - -
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2007–2008 Hapoel Tel Aviv Ligat ha'Al 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2008–2009 Maccabi Herzliya Liga Leumit 14 1 1 0 10 2 0 0 25 2
Total Israel 16 1 1 0 11 2 0 0 28 2
Career total 18 1 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Lalutzashvili, Liza (2007-08-23). אומיט גונזאלס ערך אימון בכורה עם גיא לוזון (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  2. ^ Assayeg, Ophira (2005-08-04). הושג פתרון - גונזאלס ירד מהעמוד (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ (in Turkish) Player Profile at TFF.org
  4. ^ (in Turkish) Milli Maçlar

External links[]

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