Abdullah Avcı

Abdullah Avcı
	Avcı in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Mucib Avcı
Date of birth	31 July 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Team information
Current team	İstanbul Başakşehir (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2002–2004	İstanbulspor A2
2004–2005	Galatasaray A2
2005–2006	Turkey U17
2006–2011	İstanbul B.B.
2011–2013	Turkey
2014–	Başakşehir FK

Abdullah Mucib Avcı (born 31 July 1963) is a Turkish football manager and the former manager of Turkish national football team.^[1] Avcı played for Vefa, Karagümrük, Çaykur Rizespor, Kahramanmaraşspor, Bakırköyspor, Kasımpaşa, İstanbulspor, Küçükçekmecespor respectively and retired in 1999 at the club where he started football.^[2] Avcı's coaching career began at İstanbulspor in 1999 before a spell as Galatasaray youth academy chief.^[3]

In August 2006 he moved to İstanbul BB, leading them to promotion in his first season and keeping them in the Süper Lig ever since. After the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season 6th place with a historical success at its own. Starting from 2006, he guided his team in 215 matches in a consistent manner and took İstanbul BB to Turkish Cup final last season for the first time in club's history. After normal time and extra time ended on a 2–2 draw, Beşiktaş won the penalty shootout 4–3 and won its 9th Turkish Cup.^[4]

Coaching career

He took over Turkish U17 national football team leading them to the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship gold medal and 4th place at the FIFA Youth-World championship in Peru. With stars like Nuri Şahin, Deniz Yılmaz, and Tevfik Köse, Abdullah Avcı was confident of success.^[5] In August 2006 he moved to İstanbul BB, leading them to promotion in his first season and keeping them in the Süper Lig ever since. After the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season 6th place with a historical success at its own. Starting from 2006, he guided his team in 215 matches in a consistent manner and took İstanbul BB to Turkish Cup final last season for the first time in club's history. After normal time and extra time ended on a 2–2 draw, Beşiktaş won the penalty shootout 4–3 and won its 9th Turkish Cup.^[6]

On 17 November 2011 Avci has been named as the new Turkish national football team boss just a day after Guus Hiddink's departure was confirmed.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] The Turkish Football Federation have wasted no time in announcing the Dutchman's replacement after turning to former under-17 boss Avci on a four-year contract. Speaking at the contact signing ceremony held at TFF headquarters in Istanbul, ex TFF president Mehmet Ali Aydınlar said: Mr. Avcı deserves this post as a UEFA European Under-17 Championship winner and FIFA Youth-World championship semi-finalist and he got it. I believe he'll put his mark on many successes during his working term. Avcı said at a press conference when join to Turkish national football team head coach: I am very happy to be granted the honour of such a duty, We will take important steps to improve the national team. Turkey have been drawn with the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra in the qualifiers for World Cup 2014.^[11]^[12]^[13] On 20 August 2013, he resigned from his post and was replaced with Fatih Terim.

As of 10 September 2013.^[14]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
İstanbul BB		2006	2011	215	86	52	77	040.00
Turkey		2011	2013	20	8	4	8	040.00
Başakşehir FK		2014	Present	55	24	18	13	043.64
Total				266	108	67	91	040.60