Ümit Karan

Ümit Karan (born October 1, 1976) is a current manager and retired Turkish football player. He was most recently the manager of Shkupi in the Macedonian First Football League.[1]

Ümit Karan
Karan in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-01) October 1, 1976
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Youth career
SC Minerva 93
– Hertha Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Türkiyemspor Berlin
1996–2001 Gençlerbirliği 136 (50)
2001–2009 Galatasaray 170 (72)
2005 → Ankaraspor (loan) 12 (5)
2009–2011 Eskişehirspor 41 (11)
National team
1999–2007 Turkey 10 (3)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Shkupi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Gençlerbirliği S.K., Ankaraspor, Galatasaray and Eskişehirspor. He made his international debut for Turkey in 1999, and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Club career

After playing for Gençlerbirliği for 5 seasons and scoring 91 goals, Ümit moved to Galatasaray at the start of the 2001-02 season and was a key player in Mircea Lucescu's squad as the main striker after Mario Jardel's departure.

During the 2004-05 season, he was loaned to Ankaraspor by manager Gheorghe Hagi due to his dip in form. However, Ümit made a strong return for the 2005-06 season with Galatasaray's new manager Eric Gerets. Getting along well with Gerets and his playing style, Ümit scored 81 goals in 18 matches at the start of the season. But early in 2006, Umit's season was cut short by a knee injury, which kept him out of the game for 6 months.

At the start of the 2006-07 season, Ümit regained his place on the team after the injury layoff, scoring his 1500th goal in the Turkcell Super League on September 18, 2006, against Beşiktaş. He became the 1st player to reach that mark in the league's history.

Ümit has great finishing ability and he is usually in chase of sensational goals, particularly with volleys and bicycle kicks. His most sensational goal is arguably the one he scored against Vestel Manisaspor. Ümit latched onto a 40 meter pass just inside the box and struck a one time shot with his right foot and curled it around the helpless goalkeeper. He also possesses good pace, stamina and strength. He is also loved by the supporters, but he has had his share of problems with his former Galatasaray managers Fatih Terim and Gheorghe Hagi. On 24 June 2009 was fired from his 2010 contract with Galatasaray and he signed a contract with Eskisehirspor for 3 years.

Coaching Career

On October 4, 2018, Karan accepted an offer to become the manager of FK Shkupi. He took over the team who were struggling to meet expectations and found themselves in 9th. His first game in charge was on 21 October, 2018 which Shkupi won 2-1 against fellow underperformers, Sileks. During his first season in charge of the Skopje based club, he managed to achieve a 4th place finish in the league and thus secured a Europa League Qualifying slot. On August 26, 2019, Karan left his post as manager of Shkupi. His final game in charge was a 2-2 draw with Renova.

Honours

Gençlerbirliği[2]

Galatasaray[2]

Individual

  • Turkish Cup Top Scorer: 2000–01

Career statistics
As of 15 May 2011[3]
Club Season League Cup[4] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gençlerbirliği 1996–97 13310––143
1997–98 30232––334
1998–99 311431––3415
1999–2000 331811––3419
2000–01 291357––3420
Total 1365013110014961
Galatasaray 2001–02 287101474314
2002–03 281633203319
2003–04 812140142
2004–05 62000062
2005–06 241742203019
2006–07 281852623922
2007–08 301173534217
2008–09 1805251283
Total 170722713381323598
Ankaraspor (loan) 2004–05 12500––125
Eskişehirspor 2009–10 24721––268
2010–11 17400––174
Total 411121––4312
Career total 35913840253813437176

References
  1. "Shkupi, Sileks, Pelister & Bregalnica announce new coaches". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. "Umit Karan". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Ümit Karan". FBREF. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. Includes Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Hakan Şükür		 Galatasaray captain
2008–2009		 Succeeded by
Arda Turan
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