Gökhan Ünal (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish football manager and former player who most recently managed the Turkish club Altınordu.
 Gökhan Ünal playing for Balıkesirspor | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gökhan Ünal | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Petrol Ofisi Spor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Gençlerbirliği | 15 | (3) |
| 2001 | → Hacettepe (loan) | 14 | (10) |
| 2002 | → Ankaraspor (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Yozgatspor (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2003–2008 | Kayserispor | 112 | (60) |
| 2008–2010 | Trabzonspor | 45 | (17) |
| 2010–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 13 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Istanbul BB (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 23 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Karabükspor | 19 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Ankaraspor | 12 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Balıkesirspor | 23 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Karşıyaka | 25 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Menemen Belediyespor | 25 | (8) |
| 2018 | Van BB | 10 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Turkey | 14 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Kayserispor (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Karşıyaka (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Ankara Keçiörengücü (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Ankaraspor (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Sakaryaspor (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Altınordu | ||
| 2024- | 24 Erzincanspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During a professional career that lasted nearly 20 years, he played for 13 clubs, most notably Kayserispor for whom he was the top scorer with during the 2005–06 Süper Lig season.[1]
Career
editHe joined Kayserispor in 2003 and became the top goal scorer in the Süper Lig scoring 25 goals in the 2005–06 season.[1] His goal scoring ability was also apparent in European competitions, where he scored 6 goals in 8 games during Kayserispor's UEFA Intertoto Cup campaign in the same season, in which they became the first team from Turkey to win the competition.
He attracted attention from a number of top clubs, namely Galatasaray[2] who tried to sign him during the summer break in 2007, but Kayserispor refused all offers, as well as another from Russian team FC Rubin Kazan for €6 million.[3] He transferred to Trabzonspor on June 3, 2008[4] for a club record €6.25 million.[5]
Fenerbahçe
editOn 18 January 2010 Fenerbahçe signed the forward from Trabzonspor until June 2013 for €3.5 million plus midfielder Burak Yılmaz, who was on loan at Eskisehirspor until now. Ünal scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on February 14 against Manisaspor when he scored the equalizing goal in the 97th minute.[6][7]
Ünal was sent to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on a 6-month loan after his poor start to the season.
Return to Kayserispor
editÜnal was transferred back to his old club Kayserispor on a loan deal for the 2011–12 season.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Turkey | Season | League | Turkish Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Istanbul BB SK | 2011 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 4 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Trabzonspor | 2009–10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 16 | |
| Total | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 54 | 19 | |
| Kayserispor | 2007–08 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 40 | 18 |
| 2006–07 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 18 | |
| 2005–06 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 32 | |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 8 | |
| 2003–04 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 12 | |
| Total | 135 | 70 | 23 | 12 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 166 | 88 | |
| Yimpas Yozgatspor | 2002–03 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | |
| Ankaraspor | 2002 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Hacettepe S.K. | 2001 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | |
| Genclerbirligi | 2000–01 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6* | 3* | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| 1999–00 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27* | 7* | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | |
| CAREER TOTAL | 273 | 107 | 44 | 16 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 329 | 129 | |
| (*) Paf Ligi / as of Aug 2010 (www.tff.org) | |||||||||||
International career
editHis current record for the Turkey national team is also impressive, with a goal in his only start so far. He also scored the national team's 550th goal[8] against on 24 March 2007, scoring the second goal in a 4–1 victory over Greece in Athens. And scored his second goal against on 12 September 2007 Turkey-Hungary.
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 May 2006 | Hamburg, Germany |  Estonia |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 24 March 2007 | Piraeus, Greece |  Greece |
2–1 | 4–1 | Euro 2008 qualifiers |
| 3. | 12 September 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey |  Hungary |
1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2008 qualifiers |
| 4. | 11 February 2009 | İzmir, Turkey |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly[9] |
*Turkey results/scores listed first
Honors
editGençlerbirliği
Kayserispor
- Turkish Cup: 2007–08
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006
References
edit- ^ a b Gokhan Joins Fenerbahce – SuperLigNews.com
- ^ "Gokhan to Galatasaray". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Rubin ready for Gokhan Unal
- ^ It’s official! Gökhan joins Black Sea Storm
- ^ "Europas Top-Ligen 2018/2019". Kicker. p. 199.
- ^ Fenerbahce Signs Gokhan Unal – SuperLigNews.com
- ^ "Fenerbahçe finally get Gökhan". UEFA.com. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ Profile at forumfutbol.com
- ^ "Late Drogba strike gives Ivory Coast 1–1 draw with Turkey". Reuters. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
External links
edit- Gökhan Ünal – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Gökhan Ünal – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Gökhan Ünal kimdir?" – ForumFootball.com
- Gökhan Ünal at Soccerway
- Gökhan Ünal at www.mackolik.com (also at arsiv.mackolik.com) (in Turkish)