Ünal_Karaman
Ünal Karaman
Turkish politician and former footballer
Ünal Karaman (born 29 June 1966, in Konya) is a former Turkish professional footballer and a UEFA Pro Licensed manager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ünal Karaman | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-06-29) 29 June 1966 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Konya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Konya Et Balık Spor | ||
| 1981–1984 | Konyaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Gaziantepspor | 0 | (?) |
| 1987–1990 | Malatyaspor | 91 | (23) |
| 1990–1999 | Trabzonspor | 218 | (43) |
| 1999–2002 | Ankaragücü | 20 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Turkey U-18 | 3 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | Turkey U-21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1985–2002 | Turkey | 36 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Turkey (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Turkey | ||
| 2005–2007 | Turkey U-21 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Konyaspor | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ankaragücü | ||
| 2009 | Konyaspor | ||
| 2010–2013 | Trabzonspor (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Adana Demirspor | ||
| 2016 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
| 2018 | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
| 2018–2019 | Trabzonspor | ||
| 2020 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| 2021 | Göztepe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election, he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from the Good Party representing Konya.[2]
He played for Konyaspor (as amateur between 1981 and 1984), Gaziantepspor (1984–1987), Malatyaspor (1987–1990), Trabzonspor (1990–1999) and Ankaragücü (1999–2002).[3]
Karaman made 36 appearances for the senior Turkey national football team between 1985 and 2002.[4]
He also worked as a caretaker manager for the Turkey national football team in 2004. After serving as the head coach of the Turkey national under-21 football team, he signed up with Konyaspor as a coach in September 2007. Later, Karaman was appointed manager of Ankaragücü after Hakan Kutlu was sacked. He resigned from this position and returned to Konyaspor replacing Giray Bulak, who was recently sacked.[5]
In January 2021, he became manager of Göztepe.
Club
Trabzonspor
- Turkish Cup: 1991–92, 1994–95[6][7]
- Turkish Super Cup: 1995[8]
- "Türkiye'deki ilk UEFA Pro-Lisans Güncelleme kursu başladı". Turkish Football Association. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "Ünal Karaman milletvekili seçildi mi? 14 Mayıs 2023 seçimlerinde Ünal Karaman milletvekili oldu mu? Ünal Karaman kaç oy aldı?". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- "ÜNAL KARAMAN". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)(Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Ünal Karaman at Mackolik
- Ünal Karaman at National-Football-Teams.com
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