Bülent Korkmaz

Bülent Korkmaz (commonly known as Bulent Korkmaz) (born 24 November 1968), known by his nicknames Büyük Kaptan[5][6] and Cengaver[6] –literally meaning Great Captain and The Warrior, respectively–, is a Turkish former professional football centre back who is currently the manager of Konyaspor. He is a one club man,[7] played for Galatasaray for his whole career between 1987 and 2005, winning eight Turkish League crowns, six Turkish Cups, five Turkish Super Cups, a UEFA Cup and a UEFA Super Cup.[7][8][9] He retired at the end of the 2004–05 season, having made over 100 appearances for Turkey.[3][4]

This article is about the footballer. For the Paralympian archer, see Bülent Korkmaz (archer).

Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bülent Cesur Korkmaz
Date of birth (1968-11-24) 24 November 1968[1]
Place of birth Malatya,[2] Turkey
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Konyaspor (manager)
Youth career
1979–1986 Galatasaray A2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–2005 Galatasaray 430 (15)
National team
1988 Turkey U21 3 (0)
1990–2005[3][4] Turkey 102[3][4] (3)
Teams managed
2005 Gençlerbirliği (Assistant)
2006 Erciyesspor
2007 Bursaspor
2007–2008 Gençlerbirliği
2009 Galatasaray
2009–2010 Baku
2011–2012 Karabükspor
2012–2013 Istanbul B.B.
2014–2015 Erciyesspor
2015–2016 Mersin İY
2018–2019 Antalyaspor
2020– Konyaspor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Bülent was born in Malatya. He entered the Galatasaray youth setup at the age of 11 as a goalkeeper. His coach at the time said that he was not suited for that role so he was moved into the defensive midfielder role, and subsequently became a central defender. At age 16 he was offered a contract by German club Bayer Leverkusen. However, he remained at Galatasaray, where he was promoted to the senior squad in 1987.

Bülent spent a quarter of a century at Galatasaray, where he won 29 trophies, including one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, 8 league titles and 5 domestic cups. He reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in the 1988–1989 season. Bülent became the 13th player in history to make 100 European club competition appearances, and made 102 such appearances in all. Internationally, he was the first Turkish international to reach 100 caps, gaining 102 by the time of his retirement.

During the 2000 UEFA Cup Final between Galatasaray and Arsenal, his shoulder was dislocated and Bülent declined to leave the pitch, so the doctors strapped his shoulder to his chest and he played the rest of the match, helping his side toward victory after a penalty shootout. However, this injury caused Bülent to miss UEFA Euro 2000.[10]

He was also part of the Turkish squad that finished third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and, in 2003, had the same finishing position at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Bülent also represented Turkey in EURO 96.

He was selected in the World Team in 2001 against a joint team fielded by 2002 World Cup co-hosts Japan and South Korea, and also in 2003 against Juventus F.C.

Coaching career

On 30 August 2005, Bülent became assistant manager at Gençlerbirliği S.K.,[11] but resigned before the season's end. In January 2007, he took on a new job as manager of Kayseri Erciyesspor, who were at the bottom of the Turkish league. Despite better results in the second half of the league, (including reaching the Cup final), the side was relegated from the league, and Bülent again resigned, agreeing to become Bursaspor manager in June 2007.

He was fired from Bursaspor in October 2007, and returned to Gençlerbirliği, this time as the main coach.

Galatasaray

On 23 February 2009, after the sacking of Michael Skibbe, Bülent became the new manager of Galatasaray.[12] He resigned from the role in June 2009.

Karabükspor

On 8 November 2011, after the resignation of Yücel İldiz, Bülent became the new manager of Karabükspor.[13] He took the team from 16th position to the 12th, and at the end of the season, the team stayed out of relegation. Also, Karabükspor reached the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Turkish Cup, which was the first time in the club history. However, they were eliminated by Fenerbahçe in the semi-finals.

Despite his efforts, on 10 May, his contract was not extended by the board, and sacked.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor

On 13 November 2012, after the sacking of Carlos Carvalhal, Bülent became the new manager of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (football).[14] His contract was mutually terminated after his team got relegated as of 30 May 2013.[15]

Personal life

Bülent's younger brother, Mert Korkmaz, was also a professional footballer, who retired in 2008. Both played at Galatasaray from 1993–97. Bülent is married and has 2 daughters.

Career statistics

Club
Source:[16]
Club Season League Cup[17] League Cup[18] Europe[19] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Galatasaray
1987–88 00--20--20
1988–89 100--3070200
1989–90 210--2020250
1990–91 3024020--362
1991–92 273202050363
1992–93 291603050431
1993–94 301513090472
1994–95 311612080472
1995–96 290602020390
1996–97 322112040393
1997–98 291702080461
1998–99 211601020301
1999–00 220310080331
2000–01 2702000151441
2001–02 2630000120383
2002–03 301200060381
2003–04 230000060290
2004–05 130200000150
Career total 43015524260102161020

International
Source:[3]
National teamYearAppsGoalsAssists
Turkey 199020-
199180-
199280-
199361-
199471-
1995110-
199690-
199740-
199800-
199900-
200050-
200140-
2002151-
2003140-
200470-
200520-
Total1023-

Managerial statistics
As of 30 May 2013
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kayseri Erciyesspor 2006 2007 17 7 5 5 041.18
Bursaspor 2007 2007 9 1 4 4 011.11
Gençlerbirliği 2007 2008 10 2 3 5 020.00
Galatasaray 2009 2009 15 7 4 4 046.67
Baku 2009 2010 44 16 14 14 036.36
Karabükspor 2011 2012 33 17 4 12 051.52
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (football) 2012 2013 22 6 6 10 027.27
Total 150 56 40 54 037.33

Honours

Galatasaray

  • Süper Lig (8): 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02
  • Türkiye Kupasi (6): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05
  • TFF Süper Kupa (5): 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997
  • Chancellor Cup (2): 1990, 1995
  • TSYD Cup (6): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000
  • UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2000

See also

Notes
  1. "FIFA Player Statistics: Bülent Korkmaz -FIFA.com". FIFA. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. "Bülent Korkmaz – Teknik Adamlar Bilgi Detayı TFF". TFF. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. Mamrud, Roberto (3 September 2005). "Korkmaz Bülent – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 26 September 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ""Büyük Kaptan" 2.galibiyet peşinde". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. "Bülent Korkmaz". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. "Snap shot: Galatasaray win historic UEFA Cup". UEFA. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. "Happy Birthday to you!". FIFA. 26 September 2014. p. 6. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. "Bülent Korkmaz Teknik Direktör". FIFA. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. Galatasaray stars in Turkey squad
  11. Gençlerbirliği go for Bülent
  12. "New Coach Bülent Korkmaz". Galatasaray S.K. Official Website. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  13. "Bülent Korkmaz ıle Prensipte Anlaşmaya Varılmıştır". Karabükspor Official Website. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  14. "Bülent Korkmaz ile İBB anlaştı". Sonsayfa Internet Newspaper Website. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  15. "İBB ile Bülent Korkmaz'ın yolları ayrıldı". Samanyolu Haber TV News Channel Website. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  16. "Korkmaz, Bülent". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  17. Includes Turkish Cup
  18. Includes Atatürk Cup, Chancellor Cup, President Cup and TSYD Cup
  19. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tugay Kerimoğlu		 Galatasaray captain
1995–2005		 Succeeded by
Hakan Şükür
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