Okan Buruk

Okan Buruk (born 19 October 1973) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who last managed Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. He played as a midfielder for Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul B.B. He also appeared in 56 caps for the Turkey national team.

Okan Buruk
Buruk in 2012
Personal information
Full name Okan Buruk
Date of birth (1973-10-19) 19 October 1973
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1991 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2001 Galatasaray 189 (33)
2001–2004 Inter Milan 24 (2)
2004–2006 Beşiktaş 43 (1)
2006–2008 Galatasaray 19 (2)
2008–2010 İstanbul B.B. 28 (0)
Total 304 (38)
National team
1989–1990 Turkey U16 5 (0)
1990–1992 Turkey U18 28 (4)
1992–1995 Turkey U21 13 (1)
1992–2010 Turkey 56 (8)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Elazığspor
2014–2015 Gaziantepspor
2015–2016 Sivasspor
2016–2017 Göztepe
2017–2018 Akhisarspor
2018–2019 Çaykur Rizespor
2019–2021 İstanbul Başakşehir
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Okan played for Turkish giants Galatasaray between 1991 and 2001, winning six Turkish Süper Lig titles and the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. He was also named man of the match as Galatasary upset Real Madrid 2–1 to win the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.

In 2001, he was signed by Italian Serie A club Inter Milan, where he played for three years. He played two seasons for Beşiktaş before returning to Galatasaray in 2006. After his contract expired with Galatasaray, Okan joined İstanbul B.B. in July 2008 and retired two years later.

International career

Okan made 56 appearances for the Turkey national team, representing the country at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored Turkey's opening goal of Euro 2000 in a 2–1 loss to Italy in Arnhem. At the 2002 World Cup, Okan made his only appearance as a substitute in the 2-3 win against host nation South Korea in the third-place play-off.

Managerial career

After his playing career, Okan became a professional manager. On 10 May 2018, he guided Akhisarspor to their second trophy in their history, the 2017–18 Turkish Cup.[2]

After Akhisarspor, he managed Çaykur Rizespor from 2018 until 2019, before becoming the new manager of İstanbul Başakşehir on 11 June 2019. In his first season in charge, Buruk guided the club to their first ever league title.

Personal life

Buruk married model and former Miss Turkey winner Nihan Akkuş on 3 July 2007. His brother, Fuat, was also a professional footballer and is the current assistant manager of Osmanlıspor.[3]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galatasaray 1991–92 12----12
1992–93 150--10160
1993–94 20--2040
1994–95 200--10210
1995–96 281----281
1996–97 163--20183
1997–98 243--20263
1998–99 2811--613412
1999–00 288--132359
2000–01 262--120382
Total 188300039322733
Internazionale 2001–02 70--30100
2002–03 142--70212
2003–04 30--4070
Total 24200140382
Beşiktaş 2004–05 220--42262
2005–06 211--30241
Total 4310072503
Galatasaray 2006–07 151--30181
2007–08 41--2061
Total 1920050242
İstanbul BB 2008–09 17010--180
2009–10 11020--130
Total 2803000310
Career total 302353065536940

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 199210
199830
199950
200082
200192
200272
200391
200490
200541
201010
Total568

Managerial statistics
As of match played 27 January 2021
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Elazığspor 30 October 2013 2 June 2014 34 13 5 16 038.24
Gaziantepspor 1 August 2014 10 June 2015 42 15 9 18 035.71
Sivasspor 27 October 2015 8 February 2016 11 2 2 7 018.18
Göztepe 1 August 2016 22 March 2017 32 14 7 11 043.75
Akhisarspor 28 March 2017 30 June 2018 54 24 11 19 044.44
Çaykur Rizespor 24 September 2018 29 May 2019 32 11 12 9 034.38
İstanbul Başakşehir 11 June 2019 Present 79 36 18 25 045.57
Total 284 115 64 105 040.49

Honours

Player

Galatasaray

Turkey

Manager

Akhisarspor

İstanbul Başakşehir

References
  1. Okan Buruk at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. "Kupa tarihinin 15. şampiyonu oldu!".
  3. "Alican Buruk Orhangazispor'da". 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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