Hami Mandıralı

Hami Mandıralı

Personal information
Full name	Hami Mandıralı
Date of birth	July 20, 1968 (1968-07-20)
Place of birth	Arsin, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5.8 ft)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder Second striker
Youth career
1978–1987	Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1998	Trabzonspor	334	(174)
1998–1999	Schalke 04	22	(3)
1999–2002	Trabzonspor	82	(38)
2002	Ankaragücü	8	(1)
National team
1987–1999	Turkey	48	(8)
Teams managed
2008–2010	Turkey U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hami Mandıralı (born July 20, 1968 in Arsin, Trabzon, Turkey) a Turkish former footballer. He played for Trabzonspor nearly all of his career, and is considered one of the most famous and talented Turkish footballers of all time.

Club career

Mandıralı joined Trabzonspor aged 10, and continued on to make his professional debut in 1985, aged 17. He quickly established himself as one of the most consistent finishers of his time. He became a regular in the Turkey national team, and was always near the top of the goalscorers charts. Mandıralı proved his reputation was deserved by scoring many goals in European competition. In all, he scored 23 goals in European football.

Mandıralı was particularly famous for his free-kicks, from which he scored many times in his career. He did not try and curl the ball, like most of his more illustrious colleagues in the art of scoring free-kicks. Instead, he would unleash thunderous shots that would fly past or through walls and leave the goalkeeper standing motionless. In this manner his style is similar with Roberto Carlos.

In 1998, he joined the German club Schalke 04 for DM7 million (€3.5 million), but remained there for one year only. He was transferred back to Trabzonspor in the 1999–2000 season for a sum of €2.25 million. Upon his return, he regained his position as top marksman, consistently ending each season as the club's top scorer. In 2002, he was let go by the chairman Özkan Sümer. There was a good deal of bad feeling about his departure, and it is not widely known what caused the split. Mandıralı moved to Ankaragücü, but did not stay long. He retired soon after, having never won the league championship.

International goals

Hami Mandirali – goals for Turkey
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Goals	Result	Competition
1	15 July 1991	Toftir,	Faroe Islands	75'	1–1	International Friendly
2	25 March 1992	Luxemburg,	Luxembourg	15'	2–3	International Friendly
3	25 March 1992	Luxemburg,	Luxembourg	66'	2–3	International Friendly
4	8 April 1992	Ankara,	Denmark	33'	2–1	International Friendly
5	26 August 1992	Trabzon,	Bulgaria	68'	3–2	International Friendly
6	28 October 1992	Ankara,	San Marino	90'	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
7	30 August 1995	Istanbul,	Macedonia	48'	2–1	International Friendly
8	10 September 1997	Serravalle,	San Marino	79'	0–5	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Managing career

On July 1, 2008, Mandıralı was appointed on a two-years contract manager of the Turkey under-21 side.

Achievements

Some of his achievements include:

• World rank (1888–2008): 206th by 222 goals in 499 matches in Turkey and Germany,
• Third most goals scored in Turkish league history (219),
• Most goals scored in European cups (23 at Trabzonspor),
• 8 goals in 40 games for the Turkish national football team.
• Played 558 games for Trabzonspor, the most by any player.
• The fastest goal in the world which could be (165.9mp/h)