Ümit Özat
Ümit Özat his time as an active Professional football player in the 1.FC Köln- Dress
Ümit Özat ( born October 30, 1976 in Ankara ) is a former Turkish football player who was most recently employed as a coach for the Turkish football club Manisaspor.
Playing career
The former captain of Fenerbahçe Istanbul is known for its serenity and its professional attitude. He is regarded as versatile and has been used both as preferred left or right-back, as well as a central defender; Moreover, he was a dangerous distance shooter.
Professional career
Born in Ankara in 1995 Özat moved at the age of 19 years to Gençlerbirliği Ankara and became there quickly became the darling of passionate fans. After more than 150 games and a dispute with officials of the club but he was loaned to Bursaspor.
In the 2000 /01 season Ümit Özat played 24 games for Bursaspor, before moving to Fenerbahce for around 1.1 million euros. In the next two seasons, he was appealing performances at his new club. In the 2003 /04 season he missed only two season, scoring seven goals, while Fenerbahçe won the title in the Turkish Süper Lig. Then, his contract was extended for a further three years.
In May 2007 he signed a three-year contract with FC Cologne 1. In the 2008/ 09 season Ümit Özat went as captain of the Domstädter.
On the third Round of the 2008/ 09 Ümit Özat broke out in the 25 minutes without any external assistance in the away game at Karlsruher SC together and had to be completely motionless and unconscious for several minutes on the field. After Özat was admitted for further investigation in a Karlsruhe hospital, his condition was stable again in the late evening. The game continued, and his team won 2-0. As it turned out later, myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) was the cause of Özats collapse. 14 March 2009 Özat was tearfully end of his career due to health reasons and on medical advice known.
In the National Team
Ümit Özat celebrated on August 16, 2000 during a friendly match against Bosnia- Herzegovina made his debut with the senior national team of Turkey. He quickly established himself as an important player of the team and came at the FIFA World Cup 2002, in which Turkey was third twice used. In qualifying for the UEFA EURO 2004, he was sitting with a game on the bench, but played a single game and had to watch as his country failed to qualify for the European Championships in Portugal. Özat waited almost four years for his first international goal. This he succeeded on 25 May 2004 in a friendly match against Australia in a free kick.
Achievements
National
- World Cup: Third 2002
Association
- 3 × Turkish champion: 2004, 2005, 2007
- Promotion to the 1st League: 2008
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Coaching career
After Ümit Özat ended his playing career, he worked since April 2009 as an assistant coach at FC 1 Cologne. Previously, he had completed the Trainer course for the A license in Turkey soon. On 21 December 2009 it was announced that Özats contract with FC Cologne 1 was dissolved.
Later, he was introduced as an assistant to Roger Lemerre at MKE Ankaragucu. In May 2010, Ümit Özat Lemerre inherited as the new head coach.
On January 26, 2012, he was head coach at Manisaspor. After a month, was dismissed with immediate effect Ümit Özat. He took his team five defeats in six games.