Ümit Özat

Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

Ümit Özat

Özat in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-10-30) 30 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Ankara, Turkey
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1995	Keçiörengücü
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Keçiörengücü	25	(0)
1995–2001	Gençlerbirliği	150	(11)
2000–2001	→ Bursaspor (loan)	24	(1)
2001–2007	Fenerbahçe	182	(12)
2007–2009	1. FC Köln	35	(0)
Total		416	(24)
International career
1996–1997	Turkey U21	7	(0)
1997	Turkey Olympic	5	(1)
2000–2005	Turkey	41	(1)
Managerial career
2010–2011	Ankaragücü
2012	Manisaspor
2014–2015	Elazığspor
2015	Boluspor
2015–2016	Samsunspor
2016	Mersin İdman Yurdu
2016–2017	Gençlerbirliği
2017–2018	Gençlerbirliği
2019	Giresunspor
2019	Adana Demirspor
2019–2020	Čelik Zenica
2020	Adana Demirspor
2021	Elazığspor
Medal record Representing  Turkey Mediterranean Games Men's Football 1997 Bari Team Competition FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup 2002 Korea & Japan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Ankara, Özat initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later, he was converted to a full-back on the left side. He is right-footed, but still he played as left full-back. Mostly playing as a wingback and also supporting attackers, Özat was known for his unexpected long shots and rather successful crosses with his weak foot. He could also play the sweeper position when needed.

Özat playing for 1. FC Köln in 2007

In May 2007, he signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Köln. On 29 August 2008, Özat collapsed during a Bundesliga match against Karlsruher SC. After losing consciousness for a short period and being treated on the field, he became responsive and was sent to hospital for further examination. Further testing has determined that the ex-club captain has a heart condition called myocarditis. On 14 March 2009, it became official that Özat had ended his career. His retirement was influenced by the collapse.

International career

Özat made his debut for Turkey on 16 August 2000 against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played 41 times for the national team including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in which they achieved third place. Özat scored one goal for his country in the process.

Managerial career

Özat's career continued as an assistant manager of Köln under Zvonimir Soldo, between his resign on 21 December 2009. He subsequently became Roger Lemerre's assistant at Ankaragücü, stepping up to become the manager when Lemerre was sacked in May 2010. His first managerial position was that of Ankaragücü, who he managed for over six months. After Ankaragücü, Özat also managed: Manisaspor, Elazığspor, Boluspor, Samsunspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Gençlerbirliği, Giresunspor and Adana Demirspor.

On 16 December 2019, he became the new manager of, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica, signing a contract with the club until the summer of 2021.^[1] In his first official game as Čelik manager, Özat's team lost in a 2–0 league game against Zrinjski Mostar on 23 February 2020.^[2] He left Čelik in June 2020.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Other[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Keçiörengücü	1994–95	TFF Third League	25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
Gençlerbirliği	1995–96	Süper Lig	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	1996–97		33	2	4	1	—		—		37	3
	1997–98		34	5	3	0	—		—		37	5
	1998–99		31	1	3	0	—		—		34	1
	1999–2000		33	3	1	1	—		—		34	4
	2000–01[5]		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		150	11	12	2	—		—		162	13
Bursaspor (loan)	2000–01[6]	Süper Lig	24	1	2	0	—		—		26	1
Fenerbahçe	2001–02[7]	Süper Lig	30	1	2	0	6	0	—		38	1
	2002–03[8]		30	1	1	0	5	0	—		36	1
	2003–04[9]		32	7	4	0	—		—		36	7
	2004–05[10]		31	2	4	0	8	0	—		43	2
	2005–06[11]		34	0	8	0	6	0	—		48	0
	2006–07[12]		25	1	6	0	7	0	0	0	38	1
	Total		182	12	25	0	32	0	0	0	239	12
1. FC Köln	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	2008–09	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		35	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
Career total			416	24	39	2	32	0	0	0	487	26

1. Includes Turkish Cup and DFB-Pokal.
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
3. Includes Turkish Super Cup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[13]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey
	2000	1	0
	2001	9	0
	2002	8	0
	2003	—
	2004	13	1
	2005	10	0
Total		41	1

Managerial statistics

As of 7 March 2020^[14]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Ankaragücü	13 August 2010	28 February 2011	28	8	10	10	028.57
Manisaspor	27 January 2012	28 February 2012	6	1	0	5	016.67
Elazığspor	15 August 2014	30 April 2015	30	10	7	13	033.33
Boluspor	22 June 2015	13 July 2015	0	0	0	0	!—
Samsunspor	10 August 2015	18 January 2016	19	6	7	6	031.58
Mersin İdman Yurdu	19 January 2016	6 May 2016	16	4	2	10	025.00
Gençlerbirliği	14 November 2016	31 August 2017	34	14	7	13	041.18
Gençlerbirliği	22 November 2017	18 May 2018	27	8	7	12	029.63
Giresunspor	17 January 2019	5 February 2019	3	0	2	1	000.00
Adana Demirspor	8 February 2019	3 September 2019	19	9	7	3	047.37
Čelik Zenica	16 December 2019	1 June 2020	3	0	1	2	000.00
Total			185	60	50	75	032.43

Honours

Player

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07

Turkey

• FIFA World Cup third-place: 2002^[15][16][17]

Turkey U-23

• Mediterranean Games runner-up: 1997^[18]

Order

• Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service^[19]