Hamza HamzaoÄŸlu
Hamza Hamzaoğlu (2014)
Hamza Hamzaoğlu ( born January 15, 1970 in Komotini ) is a former Turkish football player and current coach of Akhisar Belediyespor. In addition, since August 2013, serves as assistant coach of the Turkish national team and assisted in this case the head coach Fatih Terim.
- 3.1 As a player
- 3.2 As a coach
Playing career
Youth
Hamza Hamzaoğlu came as the son of Rumelia - Turks in Komotini Greece to the world. He later moved with his family over to Turkey and settled in Izmir. Here he began with the club football in the youth of the former traditional clubs Izmirspor.
Izmirspor
In 1988 he was admitted as a professional player in the Squad of Izmirspor and found him a very short time a place in the root formation. In his first season, the 1988/89 season, he was with his team champion of Türkiye Futbol Ligi 3 and thus rose to the second Türkiye Futbol Ligi. In 1991 he was nominated for the first time for the Turkish U -21 national team and played regularly here from now on. Through its operations in the U -21, several major clubs were aware of him.
Galatasaray
Galatasaray acted as the first and tied the youngster in the summer of 1991 for two years in itself. Here he found at once the confidence of coach Mustafa Denizli and became a regular player. In his second season he was with Karl -Heinz Feldkamp a new coach. This rolled to the team and collated many seasoned professionals. Hamzaoğlu was one of the few old players sat on the Feldkamp. The disappointing in recent years playing team was Feldkamp at once master of the Süper Lig, winner of the Turkish Football Cup and winner of the Turkish Super Cup Football. In the 1993/94 season with his team he managed to defend the title of the championship. In the UEFA Champions League 1993/94 season they threw the hot favorite Manchester United in the second round of the competition and qualified as the first Turkish team for the redesigned UEFA Champions League. For 1994/95 season was reached with the new coach Reinhard Juicy autumn championship Süper Lig and resumed successfully in the Champions League. With the beginning of the season the team experienced a huge drop in performance and moved away from the table top. Then Juicy was released as the first coach in the club's history in the current season and the season ended with the interim coach Müfit Erkasap.
İstanbulspor
For the 1995/96 season İstanbulspor rose in the Süper Lig. Previously, the club was bought by the billionaire Cem Uzan. This would create with İstanbulspor an alternative to the big three Istanbul clubs Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas Istanbul. Thus, national and international stars such as Oleg Salenko, Peter van Vossen, John van den Brom, Saffet Akyuz, Emre Aşık, Sergen Yalçın, Oğuz Çetin, Tanju Çolak etc. were purchased without fear of costs. Among the committed players also Hamzaoğlu Hamza was. As a coach, you provide a Leo Beenhakker. The first season was not as expected and the team finished a disappointing despite large investments 13th Place. Hamzaoğlu but was one of the few players who knew consistently convincing. The next season they finished with the German trainer Herbert Neumann sixth place. The season 1997/98 increased to this success, finishing in fifth place.
Siirt JetPAspor
At the end of the season 1998/99 the club owner Cem Uzan for his project İstanbulspor decided due to little support from the fans give up and asked many players released for sale. So Hamzaoğlu joined the then second division side Siirt JetPAspor. Here, too, was with Fadil Akgündüz and his company JetPa a financially strong patron operate. Besides Hamzaoğlu you also undertook such stars as Alpay Özalan, Sergen Yalçın, Ceyhun Eriş, Oktay Derelioğlu etc. end of the season we reached the runner-up of the TFF 1 Lig and thus the direct promotion to the Süper Lig Hamzaoğlu still played one season in the Süper Lig for the club and parted to the end of the season after the club had not managed to avoid relegation.
Alanyaspor & Yimpas Yozgatspor
For the upcoming 2001/02 season, he moved first to Alanyaspor and a month later the then first division Yimpas Yozgatspor. In Yozgatspor he played one season regularly. After this club also failed to avoid relegation to the end of the season Hamzaoğlu also separated from this club.
Konyaspor
For the upcoming season, he agreed for one season with the second division Konyaspor. He played one season as a performer and captain and was instrumental in the championship of the TFF 1 Lig and direct promotion to the Süper Lig Since his contract was not renewed for the end of the season he had to leave this club also.
Beylerbeyi SK
In summer 2003, he joined the third division and then second club Galatasaray to Beylerbeyi SK. Here he played one season. In the summer of 2004 Hamzaoğlu ended after a serious injury his playing career.
National
Hamza Hamzaoğlu 1991 played four times for the Turkish U- 21st In the summer, he took to the Olympic selection Turkey participated in the Mediterranean Games in Athens and won the silver medal. In 1993, he played in a qualifying match for the 1994 World Cup against the Norwegian national team once for the Turkish national team
Coaching career
Following his playing career, he decided to start a coaching career. On the first stop, he took over the summer of 2004 the assistant coach of his former coach Safet posts Sušić at Konyaspor. Then he assisted in Çaykur Rizespor only Safet Sušić and then his successors Riza Çalımbay and Samet Aybaba.
From March 2008, he assisted for three months again Safet Sušić, this time in the first division Ankaraspor.
In November 2009, he took his first job as head coach and coached the second division Malatyaspor for half a season.
He then trained in the season 2009/10 third division Eyüpspor. With this club he could get stuck for a long time at the top and missed the promotion to the TFF 1 Lig until the last game.
Due to the success with Eyüpspor the second division Denizlispor became aware of Hamzaoğlu and signed him for the upcoming season. With this club he reached the autumn championship. In the second half his club started bad and moved away from the table top. Then Hamzaoğlu offered the club's management to resign. The club accepted the resignation and replaced Hamzaoğlu little later by Serhat Güller.
Hamzaoğlu itself dissolved in March 2011 for the second division Akhisar Belediyespor Mehmet Atilla Özcan as coach from and succeeded with the already considered as relegated club avoid relegation. For the new season, he built according to his ideas on a strong team and the entire season long established in the climb places. At season's end was achieved complete surprise the championship of the TFF 1 Lig and thus the direct promotion to the Süper Lig After this success his end of the season expiring contract was extended for another year.
After the Turkey coach Abdullah Avcı end of August 2013 resigned from his post, Fatih Terim agreed to look after the Turkish national team alongside his work as head coach of Galatasaray, until the summer of 2014. After taking office Terim Hamzaoğlu made the offer, in addition to Hamzaoğlus activity at Akhisar Belediyespor Terim to assist in the national team as assistant coach. Hamzaoğlu accepted the offer.
Achievements
As a player
- Master of TFF Lig 2: 1988/89
- Promotion to the TFF 1 Lig: 1988/89
- Turkish champions: 1992/93, 1993/94
- Turkish Cup winner: 1992/93
- Turkish Cup finalist: 1993/94, 1994/95
- TSYD Cup: 1991/92, 1992/93
- Master of TFF 1 Lig: 1999/2000
- Promotion to the Süper Lig: 1999/2000
- Master of TFF 1 Lig: 2002 /03
- Promotion to the Süper Lig: 2002 /03
- Mediterranean Games Silver Medal: 1991
As a coach
- Cup of TFF 1 Lig: 2011/12
- Promotion to the Süper Lig: 2011/12