Okan Buruk

Okan Buruk

Buruk in 2012
Personal information
Full name Okan Buruk
Date of birth (1973-10-19) 19 October 1973
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1991 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2001 Galatasaray 189 (33)
2001–2004 Internazionale 24 (2)
2004–2006 Beşiktaş 43 (1)
2006–2008 Galatasaray 19 (2)
2008–2010 İstanbul B.B. 28 (0)
Total 304 (38)
National team
1989–1990 Turkey U16 5 (0)
1990–1992 Turkey U18 28 (4)
1992–1995 Turkey U21 13 (1)
1992–2010 Turkey 56 (8)
Teams managed
2011–2013 Turkey (Assistant)
2013–2014 Elazığspor
2014–2015 Gaziantepspor
2015–2016 Sivasspor
2016-ongoing Göztepe

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Okan Buruk (born 19 October 1973) is a Turkish former international footballer who played in the midfielder position. He played for Galatasaray, Internazionale, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He also won 56 caps with the Turkey national football team.

Club career

Okan played for Turkish giants Galatasaray between 1991 and 2001, winning six Turkish Süper Lig titles and the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. He was also named man of the match as Galatasary upset Real Madrid 2–1 to win the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.

In 2001, he was signed by Italian Serie A club Internazionale, we he played for three years. He played two seasons for Beşiktaş before returning to Galatasaray in 2006. After his contract expired with Galatasaray, Okan joined İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor in July 2008, retiring two years later.

International career

Okan made 56 appearances for the Turkey national football team, representing the country at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored Turkey's opening goal of Euro 2000 in a 2–1 loss to Italy in Arnhem. At the 2002 World Cup, Okan made his only appearance as a substitute in the 3–1 defeat of host nation South Korea in the third-place play-off.

Personal life

Okan married the model and former Miss Turkey winner Nihan Akkuş on 3 July 2007.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galatasaray 1991–92 12----12
1992–93 150--10160
1993–94 20--2040
1994–95 200--10210
1995–96 281----281
1996–97 163--20183
1997–98 243--20263
1998–99 2811--613412
1999–00 288--132359
2000–01 262--120382
Total 188300039322733
Internazionale 2001–02 70--30100
2002–03 142--70212
2003–04 30--4070
Total 24200140382
Beşiktaş 2004–05 220--42262
2005–06 211--30241
Total 4310072503
Galatasaray 2006–07 151--30181
2007–08 41--2061
Total 1920050242
İstanbul BB 2008–09 17010--180
2009–10 11020--130
Total 2803000310
Career total 302353065536940

Manager

Managerial statistics

As of 11 May 2014
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Turkey Elazığspor 2013 2014 34 12 6 16 35.29
Turkey Gaziantepspor 2014 2015 42 15 9 18 35.71
Turkey Sivasspor 2015 2016 11 2 2 7 18.18
Total 76 27 15 34 35.53

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 199210
199830
199950
200082
200192
200272
200391
200490
200541
201010
Total568

Honours

Galatasaray
Turkey
Personal

2000 UEFA Super Cup: "Man of the match"

References

  1. "Okan Buruk". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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