Hamdi Aslan

Hamdi Aslan
Personal information
Date of birthSeptember 6, 1967
Place of birthAkçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey
Youth career
1987–1990Trabzonspor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1996Trabzonspor156(16)
1996–1999Adanaspor88(23)
National team
1985–1986Turkey U-199(0)
1987–1989Turkey U-219(0)
1987–1988Turkey6(0)
Teams managed
2005–2006Akçaabat Sebatspor
2006–2010Turkey women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hamdi Aslan (born September 6, 1967) is a Turkish football coach and former footballer. Between 2006 and 2010, he served as the head coach of the Turkey women's national football team.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Club

Aslan began his playing career at his local club Trabzonspor's youth team. Between 1990 and 1996, he played in the senior team, the first season in the |TFF First League, and then in the Süper Lig.[4][5] During this time, he capped 156 times and scored 16 gaols in the league matches, and enjoyed three Turkish Cup, two President's Cup and three Prime Minister's Cup titles with his club.[5] In the 1996–97 season, Aslan transferred to the TFF Second League club Adanaspor, where he appeared in 88 matches and netted 23 goals in total.[1]

Hamdi Aslan is remembered for his fair play and his head goals for Trabzonspor.[6]

International

He was admitted to the Turkey U-18 team, and debuted in the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying - Group 8 match against the Czech team on April 18, 1985.[7] Aslan took part in three of the six matches at the tournament. He capped 9 timrs for the Turkey youth team.[1]

His first appearance in the Turkey U-21 was in the friendly match against Romaian juniors on March 3, 1987.[8] He played in one of the four matches at the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Qualifying Stage Group 4, and in five of the six matches at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Qualifying Stage Group 3. Aslan capped nine times for the Turkey U-21 team.[1]

He was seven times part of the Turkey national football team, six of them at the 1987 Mediterranean Cup.[1]

Managing career

Hamdi Aslan managed the team Akçaabat Sebatspor in his hometown in the 2005–06 season, before he was appointed head coach of the Turkey women's national team in 2006. Coaching also the women's junior and girls' youth teams, he served at this position until 2010.[3][9][5][10][11]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cups Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trabzonspor 1989–1991 TFF First League 29 0 4 0 - - 5 0 38 0
1991–92 Süper Lig 28 8 5 2 - - 0 0 33 10
1992–93 Süper Lig 29 3 5 0 - - 0 0 34 3
1993–94 Süper Lig 30 1 4 0 - - 0 0 34 1
1994–95 Süper Lig 24 3 7 0 - - 0 0 31 3
1995–96 Süper Lig 16 1 1 0 - - 0 017 1
Total 156 16 26 2 - - 5 0 187 18
Adanaspor 1996–97 TFF Second League 35 18 - - - - 0 0 35 18
1997–98 TFF Second League 32 3 - - - - 0 0 32 3
1998–99 Süper League 21 2 4 0 - - 0 0 25 2
Total 88 23 4 0 - - 0 0 92 23
Career total 244 39 30 2 - - 5 0 279 41

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Oyuncular-Futbolcular: Hamdi Aslan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  2. "Hamdi Aslan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Hamdi Aslan: "Daha iyi olacağız"" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  4. "'Şöhretler'iyle de şampiyon". Radikal (in Turkish). 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "A Milli Bayan Futbol Takımımız, Dünya Kupası Eleme Grubu'nda İspanya ve İngiltere ile yapacağı zorlu müsabakalara 'Galibiyet' parolası ile hazırlanırken, destek istedi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  6. "Trabzonsporlu Hamdi’den Selam". Samsun Postası (in Turkish). 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  7. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 1986 Grup Eleme (U-18 Milli) Çekoslavakya 1-0 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  8. "Özel Maç (U-21 Milli) Türkiye 3-1 Romanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  9. "Gündemden kısa kısa...". Radikal (in Turkish). 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  10. "Bayan Milli Takımlar Sorumlusu Hamdi Aslan, Bayanlar 1. Futbol Ligi'nin istedikleri düzeyde olmadığını söyledi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  11. "Kızlar Singapur'da yarı finale çıktı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2014-04-27.