Ümit Davala

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Ümit Davala
Personal information
Full name	Ümit Davala
Date of birth	July 30, 1973 (1973-07-30) (age 34)
Place of birth	Mannheim, West Germany
Height	184cm
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006	İstanbulspor Diyarbakırspor Galatasaray AC Milan Inter Milan →Galatasaray(loan) →Werder Bremen (loan) Werder Bremen	- (-) - (-) 125 (15) 10 (0) 0 (0) 23 (1) 22 (0) 11 (0)
National team2
1996-2004 2006-2007	Turkey Turkey Futsal	41 (4)
Teams managed
2007–present	Turkey U21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 21, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of April 21, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ümit Davala (born 30 July 1973 Mannheim, West Germany) is a German-born Turkish footballer. He is a right midfielder or right wing-back. In 2004, he released a rap album titled "UD 2004".

[edit] Club career

Ümit Davala played with VfR Mannheim, ASV Feudenheim, Türkspor Mannheim, Afyonspor, Genclerbirligi, Diyarbakırspor and Istanbulspor AS before joining Galatasaray in 1997. He won three successive Turkish championships. In 2000, he helped the club to win the Turkish Football Cup by scoring two goals in the final against Beşiktaş. In same year, he helped the club win the UEFA Cup final against Arsenal and the European Super Cup against Real Madrid.

In September 2001, Davala transferred to A.C. Milan in a 5 million euro 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. But in November, Terim was fired and replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, after which Ümit lost his first-team place. In the summer of 2002, he was sold to Internazionale Milano in exchange for Dario Šimić, but was immediately loaned back to Galatasaray. In July 2003, Ümit was loaned to Werder Bremen, helping the club win the German Championship and German Cup. In July 2004, he was signed permanently, but injuries limited his appearances. A hip injury suffered in October 2005 proved too difficult, and over the winter break of the 2005/2006 season he was released by the club, and retired from professional football.

[edit] International career

Davala was in the squad of Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the latter tournament, he stood out for his mohawk hair style and scored a goal against China in the group stages, adding the winner against Japan in the secound 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.

[edit] Futsal

After retiring from professional football, he played futsal and became captain of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship. [1]

[edit] Coaching career

Ümit Davala is the current head coach of Turkey national under-21 football team.

[edit] Honours

• Galatasaray
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2000)
  • UEFA Cup: 1 (2000)

• Turkey
  • UEFA Euro 2000 Quarter-Finalist
  • FIFA World Cup 2002: 3rd place

[edit] External links

• TFF U21 site

v • d • e Turkey squad - UEFA Euro 2000 1 Rüştü • 2 Tayfur • 3 Ogün • 4 Fatih • 5 Alpay • 6 Arif • 7 Okan • 8 Tugay • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Sergen • 11 Tayfun • 12 Ömer • 13 Osman • 14 Suat • 15 İzzet • 16 Ergün • 17 Oktay • 18 Ayhan • 19 Abdullah • 20 Hakan Ünsal • 21 Fevzi • 22 Ümit Davala • Coach: Denizli

v • d • e Turkey squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Rüştü • 2 Emre Aşık • 3 Bülent • 4 Fatih • 5 Alpay • 6 Arif • 7 Okan • 8 Tugay • 9 Hakan Şükür • 10 Baştürk • 11 Hasan • 12 Ömer • 13 İzzet • 14 Tayfur • 15 Nihat • 16 Ümit Özat • 17 İlhan • 18 Ergün • 19 Abdullah • 20 Hakan Ünsal • 21 Emre Belözoğlu • 22 Ümit Davala • 23 Zafer • Coach: Güneş