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)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Menemenspor (manager)
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)
International career
1999–2007 Turkey 10 (3)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Shkupi
2020 Shkupi
2021 Menemenspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ümit Karan (born October 1, 1976) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Menemenspor.[1][2]

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

Club career

After playing for Gençlerbirliği for five 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 in early 2006, Umit's season was cut short by a knee injury, which kept him out of the game for six months.

At the start of the 2006–07 season, Ümit regained his place on the team after the injury layoff, scoring his 100th goal in the Süper Lig on September 18, 2006, against Beşiktaş.

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

Managerial 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 October 21, 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. On September 30, 2020, Karan re-joined Shkupi as manager on a one-year contract.[3]

Career statistics

As of 15 May 2011[4]
Club Season League Turkish Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gençlerbirliği 1996–97 Süper Lig 13310–143
1997–98 30232–334
1998–99 311431–3415
1999–2000 331811–3419
2000–01 291357–3420
Total 136501311–4961
Galatasaray 2001–02 Süper Lig 2871014[lower-alpha 1]74314
2002–03 2816332[lower-alpha 1]03319
2003–04 812140142
2004–05 6200–62
2005–06 2417422[lower-alpha 2]03019
2006–07 2818526[lower-alpha 1]23922
2007–08 3011735[lower-alpha 2]34217
2008–09 180525[lower-alpha 3]1283
Total 170722713381323598
Ankaraspor (loan) 2004–05 Süper Lig 12500–125
Eskişehirspor 2009–10 Süper Lig 24721–268
2010–11 17400–174
Total 411121–4312
Career total 35913840253813437176
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup

Honours

Gençlerbirliği[5]

Galatasaray[5]

Individual

  • Turkish Cup Top Scorer: 2000–01

References

  1. ↑ "Shkupi, Sileks, Pelister & Bregalnica announce new coaches". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ↑ @MenemenspoResmi (December 30, 2020). "Türk Futboluna uzun yıllar hizmet etmiş olan Ümit Karan ile kulübümüz 1,5+1 yıllık anlaşma sağlamıştır. Kulübümüz…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "KARAN: ME EKIPIN QË KEMI, SHPRESOJMË TË DALIN KAMPION". fcshkupi.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ümit Karan". FBREF. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Umit Karan". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

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