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Recep Uçar

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Recep Uçar
Istan 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Üsküdar, Turkey
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Konyaspor (head coach)
Youth career
1985–1999 Ümraniyespor
1989–1992 Pendikspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1998 Pendikspor
1998–2006 İstanbul BB 164 (10)
2006–2007 Pendikspor
2007–2008 İstanbul BB
Managerial career
2020–2023 Ümraniyespor
2023–2024 Kayserispor
2024– Konyaspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Recep Uçar (born 22 September 1975) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He's the current head coach of Konyaspor.

Playing career

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Uçar began playing football at the age of 10 with Ümraniyespor, before moving to Pendikspor at the age of 14. He began his career for 4 years with Pendikspor in TFF Second League, while graduating with an English degree in university. He moved to İstanbul Başakşehir in 1998 and became their captain, before returning to Pendikspor in 2006 and retiring in 2008.[1]

Managerial career

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From 2009 to 2019 he worked at İstanbul Başakşehir. He started as the first scout for İstanbul Başakşehir, and helped them scout players like Edin Višća, Doka Madureira, and Samuel Holmén before acting as long-time assistant manager under Abdullah Avcı.[2] He also was assistant manager at Beşiktaş under Avcı for the 2019-20 season.[3]

Uçar was appointed as the manager of TFF First League club Ümraniyespor on 25 October 2020. He helped them achieve promotion to the Süper Lig for the first time after coming in second place 2021–22 TFF First League.[4] On 19 May 2020, he extended his contract with the club for 3 additional years.[5]

On 31 October 2024, Konyaspor signed a contract with Uçar as head coach until the end of the 2025-26 season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ÖZEL | Ümraniyespor Teknik Direktörü Uçar: Bu performansımıza devam edebilirsek bir üst seviyeye çıkabiliriz". Independent Türkçe. 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ümraniyesporda tarihi başlangıç yapan Recep Uçar: Hedefimiz..." Fanatik. 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Başarıyı sadelikle yakalayan isim: Recep Uçar". www.trtspor.com.tr.
  4. ^ "Recep Uçar'dan, Süper Lig'de İstanbul takımı fazla eleştirilerine..." Fanatik. 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Ümraniyespor, Recep Uçar ile sözleşme uzattı". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 19 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Teknik Direktörümüz Recep Uçar ile sözleşme imzaladık" (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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