Umut Güzelses

Umut Güzelses (Hebrew: אומיט גונזאלס; born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish-Israeli former footballer.

Umut Güzelses
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2005–2006 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006–2007 Fenerbahçe PAF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Fenerbahçe 2 (0)
2007–2008Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009Maccabi Herzliya (loan) 14 (1)
2009–2010 Gençlerbirliği 0 (0)
2009–2010Hacettepe (loan) 5 (0)
2010–2011 Üsküdar Anadolu SK 9 (1)
2011–2013 Kastamonuspor 7 (0)
International career
2007 Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:59, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:59, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Childhood in Israel

The Güzelses family are Sephardi Jews, descendants of refugees who fled the Spanish Inquisition. They emigrated to Israel when Umut was three years old, but found acclimation to be difficult.[1]

Professional career in Israel

Umut began his career with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv. In order to keep his Turkish citizenship and avoid conscription in to the Israeli army, he joined the Turkish army for a term of three months.

Hapoel was reluctant to let him go after Umut's father said that he had an offer from a top flight Turkish club. It was only after Umut's father climbed on top of one of the floodlights at the club's training ground and threatened to jump, that Umut was released from his contract.[2]

Professional career in Turkey

In 2005, Umut joined Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe. He made his debut in a match against Sivasspor on 11 November 2006. He was brought on in the 89th minute.

He is currently on loan with Maccabi Herzliya after being on loan with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the previous season. His contract with Fenerbahçe expires 31 May 2011.[3]

Career notes

Umut signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe on 1 June 2007 and was subsequently loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Umut chose to play for Turkey U21 and played against Albania on 17 January 2007 for U21 level.[4]

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Turkey League Turkish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–2007FenerbahçeSüper Lig20--------
Total Turkey 20--------
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2007–2008Hapoel Tel AvivLigat ha'Al2000100030
2008–2009Maccabi HerzliyaLiga Leumit1411010200252
Total Israel 1611011200282
Career total 181--------

Footnotes

  1. Lalutzashvili, Liza (23 August 2007). אומיט גונזאלס ערך אימון בכורה עם גיא לוזון (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  2. Assayeg, Ophira (4 August 2005). הושג פתרון - גונזאלס ירד מהעמוד (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  3. (in Turkish) Player Profile at TFF.org
  4. (in Turkish) Milli Maçlar
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