Semih Yuvakuran

Semih Yuvakuran
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-09-01) 1 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Bursa, Turkey
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Bursaspor 44 (0)
1984–1990 Galatasaray 166 (4)
1990–1996 Fenerbahçe 89 (1)
1995–1996 → Edirnespor (loan) 12 (0)
Total 311 (5)
International career
1984–1985 Turkey U21 4 (0)
1984–1990 Turkey 21 (0)
Managerial career
2005 Gebzespor
2011 Denizlispor (assistant manager)
2012 Balkan FK
2013–2014 Sancaktepe
2015–2016 Düzcespor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Semih Yuvakuran (born 1 September 1963) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as a left-back for Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.

Club career

A youth product of Bursaspor, Semih begun his career as a striker, moving to left wing, and eventually broke through professionally as a leftback in defense.[1] Semih transferred to Galatasaray in 1984 and helped them win two Süper Ligs, one Turkish Cup, one Chancellor Cup, two Turkish Super Cups, and one TSYD Cup. He eventually transferred to their rivals Fenerbahçe, and could not replicate their success.[2]

Managerial career

Semih had a couple stints with lower division Turkish teams. In 2012, he managed the Turkmen club Balkan FK and helped them win the domestic double, winning the Ýokary Liga and Turkmenistan Cup.[3]

Personal life

Semih is the father of triplet sons. All three of his sons are footballers, and one of them, Utku Yuvakuran, is a professional footballer for Beşiktaş J.K.[4]

Honours

Player

Galatasaray

Fenerbahçe

Manager

Balkan FK

References

  1. ^ ""Galatasaray evime haciz gönderdiği için hâlâ çok kırgınım" – FourFourTwo". 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ Haber7. "Eski FB'li Semih'ten ilginç itiraflar". Haber7.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Teknik direktörler futbolcudan komisyon alıyor".
  4. ^ "3 Büyükler Utku Yuvakuran'ın peşinde!".