Ümit Davala

Ümit Davala

Personal information
Full name	Ümit Davala
Date of birth	(1973-07-30) 30 July 1973
Place of birth	Mannheim, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right back Right winger
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray (Assistant manager)
Youth career
1989–1990	VfR Mannheim
1990–1992	ASV Feudenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1994	Türkspor Mannheim	0	(0)
1994	Afyonkarahisarspor	11	(3)
1995–1996	İstanbulspor	22	(6)
1996	→ Diyarbakırspor (loan)	18	(3)
1996–2001	Galatasaray	125	(15)
2001–2002	AC Milan	10	(0)
2002–2004	Internazionale	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Galatasaray (loan)	23	(1)
2003–2004	→ Werder Bremen (loan)	22	(0)
2004–2006	Werder Bremen	11	(0)
Total		241	(28)
National team
1996–2004	Turkey	41	(4)
Teams managed
2007–2008	Turkey U-21
2008–2009	Galatasaray (Assistant manager)
2011–	Galatasaray (Assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ümit Davala (born 30 July 1973) is a Turkish former international footballer who is currently an assistant manager of Galatasaray.

Club career

Davala played with VfR Mannheim, ASV Feudenheim, Türkspor Mannheim, Afyonspor, Genclerbirligi, Diyarbakırspor and Istanbulspor AS before joining Galatasaray in 1997. He won three successive Turkish championships. In 2000, he helped the club to win the Turkish Football Cup by scoring two goals in the final against Beşiktaş. In same year, he helped the club win the UEFA Cup final against Arsenal and the European Super Cup against Real Madrid.

In September 2001, Davala transferred to A.C. Milan in a 5 million euro deal. He made the transfer because he wanted to follow his former coach at Galatasaray, Fatih Terim, who had been named head coach of Milan. But in November, Terim was fired and replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, after which Ümit lost his first-team place. In the summer of 2002, he was sold to Internazionale Milano in exchange for Dario Šimić, but was immediately loaned back to Galatasaray. In July 2003, Ümit was loaned to Werder Bremen, helping the club win the German Championship and German Cup. In July 2004, he was signed permanently, but injuries limited his appearances. A hip injury suffered in October 2005 proved too difficult, and over the winter break of the 2005–06 season he was released by the club, and retired from professional football.

International career

Davala was in the squad of Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the latter tournament, he stood out for his mohawk hair style and scored a goal against China in the group stages, adding the winner against Japan in the second round. He also provided the cross that resulted on İlhan Mansız's golden goal against Senegal in the quarter-finals. Turkey would finish the tournament in third place.

International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 2001	Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	1–2	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	13 June 2002	Seoul, South Korea	China PR	3–0	3–0	FIFA World Cup 2002
3.	18 June 2002	Miyagi, Japan	Japan	0–1	0–1	FIFA World Cup 2002
4.	16 October 2002	Istanbul, Turkey	Liechtenstein	0–2	0–5	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
Correct as of 5 June 2009

Futsal

After retiring from professional football, he played futsal and became captain of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship.

Coaching career

Ümit Davala had been the head coach of Turkey national under-21 football team until June 2008. He joined Galatasaray S.K. as an assistant manager on 11 June 2008. After a loss to Bursaspor, the Galatasaray board stated that “radical changes” were on the way. And, true to their word, the board declared that assistant coaches Umit Davala and Edwin Boekamp were sacked on 10 October 2008 after a brief chat with club president Adnan Polat. He joined again for Galatasaray S.K. as an assistant manager on June 2011.

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Turkish Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000
• UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
• UEFA Super Cup: 2000

Werder Bremen

• Fußball-Bundesliga: 2003–04
• German Cup: 2003–04

External links

• Ümit Davala on Twitter
• Ümit Davala on Playerhistory.com
• Ümit Davala at TFF.org
• Ümit Davala at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ümit Davala – FIFA competition record