Abdullah Avci

Abdullah Avcı
Personal information
Avcı in 2016
Full name	Abdullah Mucib Avcı
Date of birth	(1963-07-31) 31 July 1963 (age 53)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	İstanbul Başakşehir (manager)
Youth career
1979–1980	Vefa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1986	Fatih Karagümrük	54	(22)
1986–1988	Çaykur Rizespor	29	(8)
1988–1989	Kahramanmaraşspor	16	(5)
1989–1990	Bakırköyspor
1990–1991	Kasımpaşa	30	(16)
1991–1995	İstanbulspor	97	(43)
1995	Küçükçekmecespor	12	(3)
1996	Nişantaşıspor	11	(2)
Total		249	(99)
Teams managed
2002–2004	İstanbulspor A2
2004–2005	Galatasaray A2
2005–2006	Turkey U17
2006–2011	İstanbul Başakşehir
2011–2013	Turkey
2014–	İstanbul Başakşehir
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

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.