Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ünal Karaman | ||
Date of birth | June 29, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Konya, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1981 | Konya Et Balık Spor | ||
1981–1984 | Konyaspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1987 | Gaziantepspor | (?) | (?) |
1987–1990 | Malatyaspor | 91 | (23) |
1990–1999 | Trabzonspor | 218 | (43) |
1999–2000 | MKE Ankaragücü | 20 | (4) |
National team | |||
1984 | Turkey U-18 | 3 | (1) |
1985–1987 | Turkey U-21 | 5 | (1) |
1985–1996 | Turkey | 36 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2000–2004 | Turkey (assistant) | ||
2004 | Turkey (caretaker) | ||
2004–2006 | Turkey B | ||
2006–2007 | Turkey U-21 | ||
2007–2008 | Konyaspor | ||
2008 | MKE Ankaragücü | ||
2009 | Konyaspor | ||
2010–2013 | Trabzonspor (assistant) | ||
2014 | Trabzonspor (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Adana Demirspor | ||
2016 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ünal Karaman (born 29 June 1966 in Konya) is a former Turkish professional footballer and manager.
He played for Konyaspor (as amateur between 1981–1984), Gaziantepspor (1984–1987), Malatyaspor (1987–1990), Trabzonspor (1990–1999) and Ankaragücü (1999–2000).
Karaman made 36 appearances for the senior Turkey national football team between 1985 and 1996.
He also worked as a caretaker manager for the Turkey national football team in 2004. After serving as the head coach of the Turkey national under-21 football team, he signed up with Konyaspor as a coach in September 2007. Later, Karaman was appointed manager of Ankaragücü after Hakan Kutlu was sacked. He resigned from this position and returned to Konyaspor replacing Giray Bulak, who was recently sacked.