Abdullah Avcı

Abdullah Avcı

Avcı in 2016
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Mucib Avcı
Date of birth (1963-07-31) 31 July 1963
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir (manager)
Youth career
1979–1980 Vefa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Fatih Karagümrük 54 (22)
1986–1988 Çaykur Rizespor 29 (8)
1988–1989 Kahramanmaraşspor 16 (5)
1989–1990 Bakırköyspor
1990–1991 Kasımpaşa 30 (16)
1991–1995 İstanbulspor 97 (43)
1995 Küçükçekmecespor 12 (3)
1996 Nişantaşıspor 11 (2)
Total 249 (99)
Teams managed
2002–2004 İstanbulspor A2
2004–2005 Galatasaray A2
2005–2006 Turkey U17
2006–2011 İstanbul Başakşehir
2011–2013 Turkey
2014– İstanbul Başakşehir

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


Abdullah Mucib Avcı (born 31 July 1963) is a Turkish football manager and the former manager of Turkish national football team.[1] Avcı played for Vefa, Karagümrük, Çaykur Rizespor, Kahramanmaraşspor, Bakırköyspor, Kasımpaşa, İstanbulspor, Küçükçekmecespor respectively and retired in 1999 at the club where he started football.[2] Avcı's coaching career began at İstanbulspor in 1999 before a spell as Galatasaray youth academy chief.[3]

In August 2006 he moved to İstanbul BB, leading them to promotion in his first season and keeping them in the Süper Lig ever since. After the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season 6th place with a historical success at its own. Starting from 2006, he guided his team in 215 matches in a consistent manner and took İstanbul BB to Turkish Cup final last season for the first time in club's history. After normal time and extra time ended on a 2–2 draw, Beşiktaş won the penalty shootout 4–3 and won its 9th Turkish Cup.[4]

Coaching career

Early career

He took over Turkish U17 national football team leading them to the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship gold medal and 4th place at the FIFA Youth-World championship in Peru. With stars like Nuri Şahin, Deniz Yılmaz, and Tevfik Köse, Abdullah Avcı was confident of success.[5] In August 2006 he moved to İstanbul BB, leading them to promotion in his first season and keeping them in the Süper Lig ever since. After the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season 6th place with a historical success at its own. Starting from 2006, he guided his team in 215 matches in a consistent manner and took İstanbul BB to Turkish Cup final last season for the first time in club's history. After normal time and extra time ended on a 2–2 draw, Beşiktaş won the penalty shootout 4–3 and won its 9th Turkish Cup.[6]

Turkey

On 17 November 2011 Avci has been named as the new Turkish national football team boss just a day after Guus Hiddink's departure was confirmed.[7][8][9][10] The Turkish Football Federation have wasted no time in announcing the Dutchman's replacement after turning to former under-17 boss Avci on a four-year contract. Speaking at the contact signing ceremony held at TFF headquarters in Istanbul, ex TFF president Mehmet Ali Aydınlar said: Mr. Avcı deserves this post as a UEFA European Under-17 Championship winner and FIFA Youth-World championship semi-finalist and he got it. I believe he'll put his mark on many successes during his working term. Avcı said at a press conference when join to Turkish national football team head coach: I am very happy to be granted the honour of such a duty, We will take important steps to improve the national team. Turkey have been drawn with the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra in the qualifiers for World Cup 2014.[11][12][13] On 20 August 2013, he resigned from his post and was replaced with Fatih Terim.

Honours

Turkey U-17

İstanbul BB

Managerial statistics

As of 1 February 2016.[14]
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Başakşehir FK Turkey 2006 2011 206 83 49 74 40.29
Turkey Turkey 2011 2013 20 8 4 8 40.00
Başakşehir FK Turkey 2014 Present 105 50 36 19 47.62
Total 331 141 89 101 42.60

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