Ünal Karaman

Ünal Karaman

Personal information
Full name	Ünal Karaman
Date of birth	(1966-06-29) 29 June 1966 (age 58)
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

Ünal Karaman (born 29 June 1966, in Konya) is a former Turkish professional footballer and a UEFA Pro Licensed manager.^[1]

In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election, he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from the Good Party representing Konya.^[2]

Club career

He played for Konyaspor (as amateur between 1981 and 1984), Gaziantepspor (1984–1987), Malatyaspor (1987–1990), Trabzonspor (1990–1999) and Ankaragücü (1999–2002).^[3]

International career

Karaman made 36 appearances for the senior Turkey national football team between 1985 and 2002.^[4]

Career as manager

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.

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Cup: 1991–92, 1994–95^[6][7]
• Turkish Super Cup: 1995^[8]

References

1. "Türkiye'deki ilk UEFA Pro-Lisans Güncelleme kursu başladı". Turkish Football Association. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. "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). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
3. "ÜNAL KARAMAN". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
4. "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
5. Yeni Teknik Direktörümüz Ünal Karaman
6. "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
7. "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)(Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
8. "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

External links

• Ünal Karaman at Mackolik
• Ünal Karaman at National-Football-Teams.com