Ümit Davala

Ümit Aydın Davala (born 30 July 1973) is a Turkish football coach and former player. During his stint at Galatasaray, he won four Süper Lig, three Turkish Cup, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup title between 1996 and 2001. He won the 2003–04 Bundesliga with Werder Bremen. Davala represented Turkey with 41 caps in international competitions, scoring 4 goals. He was part of the Turkey squad which earned a bronze medal at 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Ümit Davala
Davala with Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ümit Aydın Davala
Date of birth (1973-07-30) 30 July 1973[1]
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
1981–1990 VfR Mannheim
1990–1992 ASV Feudenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Türkspor Mannheim 0 (0)
1994 Afyonkarahisarspor 11 (3)
1995–1996 İstanbulspor 21 (6)
1996 → Diyarbakırspor (loan) 15 (2)
1996–2001 Galatasaray 125 (15)
2001–2002 AC Milan 10 (0)
2002–2004 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Galatasaray (loan) 23 (1)
2003–2004 → Werder Bremen (loan) 22 (0)
2004–2005 Werder Bremen 11 (0)
Total 223 (25)
International career
1996–2004 Turkey 41 (4)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Turkey U21
2013 Galatasaray (caretaker)
2017 Tuzlaspor
Medal record
Representing Turkey
Bronze medal – third placeFIFA World Cup2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Davala played as a defender of midfielder with VfR Mannheim, ASV Feudenheim, Türkspor Mannheim, Afyonspor, Diyarbakırspor and İstanbulspor before joining Galatasaray in 1997. He won three successive Turkish championships. In 2000, he helped the club to win the Turkish Cup by scoring two goals in the final against Beşiktaş. In the same year, he helped the club win the 2000 UEFA Cup final against Arsenal and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid.

In September 2001, Davala transferred to Milan in a €5 million deal. He made the transfer because he wanted to follow his former coach at Galatasaray, Fatih Terim, who had been named head coach of Milan. However, in November, Terim was fired and replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, after which Davala lost his first-team place.

In June 2002, Davala was sold to Inter Milan in exchange for Dario Šimić, but was immediately loaned to Galatasaray.[2] In July 2003, Davala was loaned to Werder Bremen, helping the club win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double. In July 2004, he was signed permanently by Bremen, but injuries limited his appearances. A hip injury suffered in October 2005 proved too difficult, and over the winter break of the 2005–06 season, Davala was released by the club. He subsequently retired from professional football.

International career

Davala was part of the Turkey squads for UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the latter, he stood out for his mohawk hair style and scored a goal against PR China in the group stage, adding the winner against Japan in the second round. He also provided the cross that resulted on İlhan Mansız's golden goal against Senegal in the quarter-finals. Turkey would finish the tournament in third place.

Futsal career

Following retirement from professional football, Davala played futsal in international level. He was called up on Turkey national futsal team by head coach Ömer Kaner, in order to qualify to 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship.[3] In an interview held in 2020, Ömer Kaner stated that Davala found hard to accommodate in futsal, at that time.[4]

Coaching career

Davala had been the head coach of Turkey national under-21 team until June 2008. He then joined Galatasaray S.K. as an assistant manager on 11 June 2008. After a loss to Bursaspor, the Galatasaray board stated "radical changes" were on the way, and, true to its word, the board declared that assistant coaches Davala and Edwin Boekamp were sacked on 10 October 2008 after a brief chat with club president Adnan Polat.[5] However, Davala rejoined Galatasaray as an assistant manager again in June 2011.

Musical career

Davala released several rap themed songs, just after he retired from football. One was a collaboration with Kayahan.[6]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Türkspor Mannheim 1992–93[9] — 0000——00
1993–94 — 0000——00
Total 0000——00
Afyonspor 1994–95 TFF Second League 11310——123
İstanbulspor 1994–95 TFF Second League 16500——165
1995–96 TFF First League 5110——61
Total 21610——226
Diyarbakırspor (loan) 1995–96 TFF Second League 15200——152
Galatasaray 1996–97 1. Lig[lower-alpha 4] 283204[lower-alpha 5]04[lower-alpha 6]1384
1997–98 15330602[lower-alpha 7]1264
1998–99 2528361—396
1999–2000 2805213[lower-alpha 8]32[lower-alpha 9]0485
2000–01[10] 2654315[lower-alpha 10]2—4510
2001–02[11] Süper Lig 320051—83
Total 125152284978220432
Milan 2001–02[12] Serie A 1000000—100
Inter 2002–03[13] Serie A 000000—00
2003–04[14] 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Galatasaray (loan) 2002–03 Süper Lig 2313050—311
Werder Bremen (loan) 2003–04[15] Bundesliga 2200000—220
Werder Bremen 2004–05[16] Bundesliga 100001000110
2005–06[17] 1000100020
Total 110002000130
Career total 223252785178230942
  1. Includes Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Europa League
  3. Includes UEFA Super Cup, Turkish Super Cup, Presidential Cup, TSYD Cup, Supercoppa Italiana and DFL-Ligapokal
  4. Named respectively as Millî Lig between 1959–1962, Türkiye 1. Futbol Ligi (1. Lig) between 1962–2000, and Süper Lig from 2001 to present
  5. Four appearances at UEFA Cup Winners Cup
  6. Two appearances at TSYD Cup, one appearance and one goal at Presidential Cup, one appearance at Gurbet Kupası
  7. Two appearances and one goal TSYD Cup
  8. Seven appearances and two goals at UEFA Champions League and six appearances and one goal at UEFA Cup
  9. Two appearances at TSYD Cup
  10. One appearance UEFA Super Cup and, fourteen appearances and two goals at UEFA Champions League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 199620
1997—
1998—
199940
200050
200191
2002153
200350
200410
Total414
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Davala goal.
List of international goals scored by Ümit Davala[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 March 2001Skopje, Macedonia Macedonia2–12–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
213 June 2002Seoul, South Korea China3–03–0FIFA World Cup 2002
318 June 2002Miyagi, Japan Japan1–01–0FIFA World Cup 2002
416 October 2002Istanbul, Turkey Liechtenstein2–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

Turkey

Galatasaray

Werder Bremen

References
Notes
    Citations
    1. "Ümit Davala - Assistant Coach of Senior Football Team" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
    2. "IL MILAN PRENDE SIMIC A TITOLO DEFINITIVO, ALL'INTER UMIT CHE VIENE TRASFERITO IN PRESTITO AL GALATASARAY" (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
    3. Tozar, Türker (15 January 2007). "Ümit excited by EURO challenge" (in Turkish). UEFA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
    4. Oruçoğlu, Derya (1 January 2020). "Ömer Kaner: "Futbol eğitiminde Avrupa markasıyız"" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Evet. İlk kez Avrupa Şampiyonası finallerine katılma hakkı elde ettik. Kısa zamanda Avrupa'da ilk 12 takım arasına girdik. Avrupa futsala çok farklı bakıyor. Dünyada da Brezilya, Arjantin gibi ülkeler futsalı çok önemsiyor. Messi, Ronoldinho gibi üst düzey oyuncuların hep futsal geçmişi var. Futbolcu için çok faydalı. Çünkü sürekli topla temas halindesin. Erken yaşta başlanırsa teknik anlamda kapasiteyi arttırıyor. Ben göreve geldiğimde Ümit Davala'yı, Altan Aksoy'u, Murat Duman'ı Millî Takım'da oynattım ama onlara ters geldi.
    5. "Umit Davala and Edwin Boekamp fired". Galatasaray.org. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
    6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Ümit Davala Bir Aşk Hikayesi". YouTube.
    7. "Ümit Davala (SV Werder Bremen) @ mackolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    8. "Turkey - U.Davala". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    9. "Türkspor Mannheim » Transfers 1992/1993". weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    10. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    11. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    12. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    13. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    14. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    15. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    16. "Games played by Ümit Davala in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    17. "Werder Bremen vs. Arminia Bielefeld 5 - 2". uk.soccerway.com/. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    18. "Ümit Davala (Player) National Football Teams". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
    19. Crouch, Terry (2002). The World Cup - The Complete History. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. p. 548. ISBN 1845131495.
    20. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
    21. "Korea Republic 2 – 3 Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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