# Ümit Özat

Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

## Club career

Born in Ankara, Özat initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later, he was converted to a full-back on the left side. He is right-footed, but still he played as left full-back. Mostly playing as a wingback and also supporting attackers, Özat was known for his unexpected long shots and rather successful crosses with his weak foot. He could also play the sweeper position when needed.
In May 2007, he signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Köln. On 29 August 2008, Özat collapsed during a Bundesliga match against Karlsruher SC. After losing consciousness for a short period and being treated on the field, he became responsive and was sent to hospital for further examination. Further testing has determined that the ex-club captain has a heart condition called myocarditis. On 14 March 2009, it became official that Özat had ended his career. His retirement was influenced by the collapse.

## International career

Özat made his debut for Turkey on 16 August 2000 against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played 41 times for the national team including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in which they achieved third place. Özat scored one goal for his country in the process.

## Managerial career

Özat's career continued as an assistant manager of Köln under Zvonimir Soldo, between his resign on 21 December 2009. He subsequently became Roger Lemerre's assistant at Ankaragücü, stepping up to become the manager when Lemerre was sacked in May 2010. His first managerial position was that of Ankaragücü, who he managed for over six months. After Ankaragücü, Özat also managed: Manisaspor, Elazığspor, Boluspor, Samsunspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Gençlerbirliği, Giresunspor and Adana Demirspor.
On 16 December 2019, he became the new manager of, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica, signing a contract with the club until the summer of 2021. In his first official game as Čelik manager, Özat's team lost in a 2–0 league game against Zrinjski Mostar on 23 February 2020. He left Čelik in June 2020.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Keçiörengücü | 1994–95 | TFF Third League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 1995–96 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 1996–97 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 1997–98 | Süper Lig | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 1998–99 | Süper Lig | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 1999–2000 | Süper Lig | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2000–01 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Gençlerbirliği | Total | Total | 150 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 162 | 13 |
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2000–01 | Süper Lig | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2002–03 | Süper Lig | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2003–04 | Süper Lig | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 7 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2004–05 | Süper Lig | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 2 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2005–06 | Süper Lig | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 0 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2006–07 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | Total | Total | 182 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 12 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln | Total | Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 416 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 26 |
* ↑ Includes Turkish Cup and DFB-Pokal.
* ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
* ↑ Includes Turkish Super Cup.

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Turkey |
| Turkey | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Turkey | 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| Turkey | 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| Turkey | 2003 | — | — |
| Turkey | 2004 | 13 | 1 |
| Turkey | 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41 | 1 |

## Managerial statistics

    As of 7 March 2020
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Ankaragücü | 13 August 2010 | 28 February 2011 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 028.57 |
| Manisaspor | 27 January 2012 | 28 February 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 016.67 |
| Elazığspor | 15 August 2014 | 30 April 2015 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 033.33 |
| Boluspor | 22 June 2015 | 13 July 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Samsunspor | 10 August 2015 | 18 January 2016 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 031.58 |
| Mersin İdman Yurdu | 19 January 2016 | 6 May 2016 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 025.00 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 14 November 2016 | 31 August 2017 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 041.18 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 22 November 2017 | 18 May 2018 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 029.63 |
| Giresunspor | 17 January 2019 | 5 February 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Adana Demirspor | 8 February 2019 | 3 September 2019 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 047.37 |
| Čelik Zenica | 16 December 2019 | 1 June 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 185 | 60 | 50 | 75 | 032.43 |

## Honours
### Player

Fenerbahçe
* Süper Lig: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07
Turkey
* FIFA World Cup third-place: 2002
Turkey U-23
* Mediterranean Games runner-up: 1997
Order
* Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service