*** Welcome to piglix ***

Hami Mandıralı

Hami Mandıralı
Hami Mandıralı.JPG
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-20) 20 July 1968 (age 48)
Place of birth Arsin, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Second striker
Youth career
1978–1985 Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1998 Trabzonspor 334 (180)
1998–1999 Schalke 04 22 (3)
1999–2002 Trabzonspor 82 (38)
2002 Ankaragücü 8 (1)
Total 446 (222)
National team
1984 Turkey U16 4 (0)
1985–1986 Turkey U18 17 (0)
1987–1989 Turkey U21 7 (1)
1987–1988 Turkey U23 4 (0)
1987–1999 Turkey 48 (8)
Teams managed
2008–2010 Turkey U21
2014 Trabzonspor
2014–2015 Antalyaspor
2016 Trabzonspor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Hami Mandıralı (born 20 July 1968 in Arsin, Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish football manager and former footballer. He played for Trabzonspor nearly all of his 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.

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


...
Wikipedia

...