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Okan Buruk
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-19) 19 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.69 m
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Galatasaray (manager)
Youth career
?–1984 Karadeniz İdman Ocağı
1984–1991 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 Başakşehir 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
2022– Galatasaray
Honours
Representing  Turkey
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Third 2002 Korea/Japan
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Okan Buruk (born 19 October 1973) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Süper Lig club Galatasaray. As a former midfielder, he played for Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul B.B. He was capped 56 times for the Turkey national team.

Club career

Okan Buruk 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.

Inter Milan

In 2001, he was signed by Italian Serie A club Inter Milan along with his teammate Emre, where he played for three years. On August 26, 2001, Okan made his debut against Perugia coming in as a substitute for Seedorf. He made his first Champions League appearance for Inter in a home game win against Ajax on September 25, 2002.

On October 21, 2001, in the derby game against Terim's Milan, Okan made the assist to Kallon where Inter lost their home game 4–2 against their rivals.

Okan scored his first goal on the 89th minute helping his team to earn a 2–2 draw in an away game against Roma on November 16, 2002. Okan was a non-stop running player with energy; he mentioned that his former coach Cuper yelled at him from the bench that he should stay at his position.

Besiktas

He played two seasons for Beşiktaş and he won the Turkish Cup in 2006.

Return to Galatasaray

In July 2006, Okan made his return to his former club Galatasaray by signing a two-year contract. After becoming Süper Lig winners in 2007–08 season his contract was not extended and Okan left the club.

İstanbul Başakşehir

After his contract expired with Galatasaray, Okan joined İstanbul B.B. in July 2008 for a two year deal.

Retirement

On May 22, 2010, he retired as a player after a friendly game against Czech Republic in Leipzig.

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 first ever Euro goal, the equaliser of Euro 2000 in a 2–1 loss to Italy in Arnhem. Okan was also part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, but due to an injury he made his only appearance as a substitute in the 3–2 win against host nation South Korea in the third-place play-off. the third place is the best in turkey history

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.

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.

In early 2021, he left İstanbul Başakşehir on "mutual agreement" after a string of poor results by the club under his management in the 2020–21 Süper Lig season.

Galatasaray

On 21 June 2022, Okan Buruk arrived in Istanbul from France for negotiations, and the next day, on 22 June 2022, it was officially announced to the public through KAP (Public Disclosure Platform) that he would be joining Galatasaray. On 23 June 2022, Galatasaray signed a two-year deal with Okan Buruk, with an option for an additional year.

Under Buruk's coaching, the Galatasaray achieved an impressive 14-game winning streak, setting a new record for the most consecutive wins in the league and also the longest winning streak in the club's history.

With just two weeks remaining in the 2022–23 season, Okan Buruk led the team to secure the championship, marking his second Süper Lig title in his coaching career.

During the 2023-24 season, Galatasaray successfully secured a spot in the Champions League group stage by overcoming three challenging qualifying rounds under Okan Buruk. Following a 0-0 draw with Kayserispor in the opening week of the league, the team impressively clinched victory in ten consecutive league matches.

Personal life

He is originally from Akçaabat, Trabzon. He married model and former Miss Turkey and Top Model of the World 2003 winner Nihan Akkuş on 3 July 2007. His brother, Fuat, was also a professional footballer and currently a coach.

Career statistics

Club

Source:

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galatasaray 1991–92 1. Lig 1 2 0 0 1 2
1992–93 15 0 1 0 5 0 21 0
1993–94 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
1994–95 20 0 5 1 2 0 27 1
1995–96 28 1 3 0 2 0 33 1
1996–97 16 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 21 3
1997–98 24 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 35 6
1998–99 28 11 6 0 8 1 42 12
1999–2000 28 8 5 1 15 3 48 12
2000–01 26 2 3 0 13 0 1 0 43 2
Total 188 32 31 3 52 4 3 0 274 39
Internazionale 2001–02 Serie A 7 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
2002–03 15 2 0 0 7 0 22 2
2003–04 3 0 2 0 4 0 9 0
Total 24 2 3 0 14 0 41 2
Beşiktaş 2004–05 Süper Lig 22 0 0 0 4 2 26 2
2005–06 21 1 3 0 5 1 29 2
Total 43 1 3 0 9 3 55 4
Galatasaray 2006–07 Süper Lig 15 1 4 0 3 1 22 2
2007–08 4 1 2 0 2 0 8 1
Total 19 2 6 0 5 1 30 3
İstanbul BB 2008–09 Süper Lig 17 0 1 0 18 0
2009–10 11 0 2 0 13 0
Total 28 0 3 0 31 0
Career total 302 37 44 3 80 8 3 0 431 48

International

Source:

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 1992 1 0
1998 3 0
1999 5 0
2000 8 2
2001 9 2
2002 7 2
2003 9 1
2004 9 0
2005 4 1
2010 1 0
Total 56 8

Managerial

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Elazığspor Turkey 30 October 2013 2 June 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Gaziantepspor Turkey 1 August 2014 10 June 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.71000035.71
Sivasspor Turkey 27 October 2015 8 February 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.18000018.18
Göztepe Turkey 1 August 2016 22 March 2017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.75000043.75
Akhisarspor Turkey 28 March 2017 30 June 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.44000044.44
Çaykur Rizespor Turkey 24 September 2018 29 May 2019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.38000034.38
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 11 June 2019 29 January 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.57000045.57
Galatasaray Turkey 23 June 2022 present &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 &&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075.00
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0351.&&&&&0351 &&&&&&&&&&&&0164.&&&&&0164 &&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073 &&&&&&&&&&&&0114.&&&&&0114 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.72000046.72

Honours

Player

Galatasaray

Beşiktaş

  • Turkish Cup: 2005–06

Turkey

Individual

  • UEFA Super Cup Man of the Match: 2000

Manager

Akhisarspor

  • Turkish Cup: 2017–18

İstanbul Başakşehir

Galatasaray

  • Süper Lig: 2022–23

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