Date of birth | 30 July 1973 |
Place of birth | Essen |
Nationality | Turkish |
Weight | 74 kg |
Height | 1.86 m |
Position | Midfielder |
Umit is the ultimate in versatility having played at every position apart from goalkeeper for his former club side Galatasaray. He was born in Germany and played for Waldhof Mannheim before moving to Turkey to play for Apyonspor, Diyarbakispor and Genclerbirgli before signing for Istanbulspor in 1994. He made his international debut in April 1996 and has been a regular ever since. At club level he joined giants Galatasaray in 1996 but left to join former coach Fatih Terim at Inter Milan in September 2001 but after the coach was sacked his first team chances diminished and he returned to Galatasaray on loan. He played at the 2000 European Championship Finals and will be the starting player on the right midfield in the World Cup finals.
Already a familiar figure with his mohican haircut, Umit attracted further attention with his superb volleyed goal as Turkey beat China 3-0 in Seoul to qualify for the last 16. He then headed home the only goal of the game against Japan as the Turks qualified for the quarter finals for the first time.
He played in all seven of Turkey's games in the 2002 World Cup finals.
Appearances made in World Cup Qualification: 9
Goals scored in World Cup Qualification: 1.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Galatasaray |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1999-00 | Galatasaray | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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1999-00 | Galatasaray | UEFA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Galatasaray | Turkish First Division | 19 | 7 |
5 |
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2000-01 | Galatasaray | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 3 |
2 |
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2001-02 | AC Milan | Serie A | 6 | 4 |
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2001-02 | Galatasaray | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Galatasaray | UEFA Champions League | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 22 |
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1
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2004-05 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 7 | 3 |
3
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2005-06 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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28 Sep 1999 | Chelsea v Galatasaray | L | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
20 Oct 1999 | Galatasaray v Chelsea | L | 0-5 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
17 May 2000 | Arsenal v Galatasaray | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | Final |
09 Aug 2000 | St Gallen v Galatasaray | W | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
13 Aug 2000 | Denizlispor v Galatasaray | W | 0-1 | Turkish First Division | |
19 Aug 2000 | Galatasaray v Erzurumspor | W | 7-0 | Turkish First Division | |
25 Aug 2000 | Real Madrid v Galatasaray | W | 1-2 | UEFA Super Cup | Final |
06 Sep 2000 | Bursaspor v Galatasaray | W | 0-2 | Turkish First Division | 3 |
09 Sep 2000 | Galatasaray v Samsunspor | L | 1-2 | Turkish First Division | |
12 Sep 2000 | Galatasaray v AS Monaco | W | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
15 Sep 2000 | Kocaelispor v Galatasaray | W | 1-4 | Turkish First Division | |
20 Sep 2000 | Sturm Graz v Galatasaray | L | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
23 Sep 2000 | Galatasaray v Istanbulspor | D | 1-1 | Turkish First Division | |
27 Sep 2000 | Galatasaray v Rangers | W | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
17 Oct 2000 | Rangers v Galatasaray | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
21 Oct 2000 | Besiktas v Galatasaray | L | 3-1 | Turkish First Division | |
25 Oct 2000 | AS Monaco v Galatasaray | L | 4-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
18 Nov 2000 | Adanaspor v Galatasaray | W | 1-2 | Turkish First Division | 13 |
21 Nov 2000 | AC Milan v Galatasaray | D | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
26 Nov 2000 | Galatasaray v Fenerbahçe | D | 0-0 | Turkish First Division | |
01 Dec 2000 | Ankaragucu v Galatasaray | W | 1-3 | Turkish First Division | |
06 Dec 2000 | Galatasaray v Paris St Germain | W | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
10 Dec 2000 | Galatasaray v Gaziantepspor | W | 2-0 | Turkish First Division | |
17 Dec 2000 | Trabzonspor v Galatasaray | D | 1-1 | Turkish First Division | |
20 Dec 2000 | Antalyaspor v Galatasaray | W | 0-1 | Turkish First Division | |
23 Dec 2000 | Galatasaray v Denizlispor | L | 1-2 | Turkish First Division | |
03 Feb 2001 | Erzurumspor v Galatasaray | W | 1-2 | Turkish First Division | |
10 Feb 2001 | Galatasaray v Bursaspor | W | 2-1 | Turkish First Division | |
14 Feb 2001 | Galatasaray v Deportivo La Coruña | W | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
07 Mar 2001 | Galatasaray v AC Milan | W | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
10 Mar 2001 | Galatasaray v Gençlerbirligi | W | 2-1 | Turkish First Division | 24 |
13 Mar 2001 | Paris St Germain v Galatasaray | L | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
18 Mar 2001 | Siirt Jet Pa v Galatasaray | W | 0-1 | Turkish First Division | 25 |
31 Mar 2001 | Galatasaray v Besiktas | W | 2-0 | Turkish First Division | 26 |
03 Apr 2001 | Galatasaray v Real Madrid | W | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
08 Apr 2001 | Yozgatspor v Galatasaray | L | 4-2 | Turkish First Division | |
11 Apr 2001 | Istanbulspor v Galatasaray | W | 3-5 | Turkish First Division | 23 |
14 Apr 2001 | Galatasaray v Antalyaspor | W | 2-0 | Turkish First Division | 28 |
18 Apr 2001 | Real Madrid v Galatasaray | L |
3-0 Agg: 5-3 |
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
22 Apr 2001 | Caykur Rizespor v Galatasaray | W | 2-4 | Turkish First Division | 29 |
28 Apr 2001 | Galatasaray v Adanaspor | W | 4-1 | Turkish First Division | 30 |
13 May 2001 | Galatasaray v Ankaragucu | L | 1-2 | Turkish First Division | 32 |
20 May 2001 | Gaziantepspor v Galatasaray | W | 0-2 | Turkish First Division | 33 |
25 Jul 2001 | Galatasaray v Vllaznia Shkoder | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 1st leg |
01 Aug 2001 | Vllaznia Shkoder v Galatasaray | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg |
08 Aug 2001 | Galatasaray v Levski Sofia | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
22 Aug 2001 | Levski Sofia v Galatasaray | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg |
11 Sep 2001 | Galatasaray v Lazio | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
24 Sep 2002 | Galatasaray v Barcelona | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.