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Okan Buruk (born 19 October 1973) is a Turkish former international footballer who is the manager of Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Who played in the midfielder position. He played for Galatasaray, Internazionale, Beşiktaş, and İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He also won 56 caps with the Turkey national football team.
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 Internazionale, 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 Büyükşehir Belediyespor in July 2008 and retired two years later.
Okan made 56 appearances for the Turkey national football 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.
After his playing career, Okan became a coach in Turkey. On 10 May 2018, he managed Akhisar Belediyespor to their first trophy in their history, the 2017-18 Turkish Cup.
Personal life
Okan married the model and former Miss Turkey winner Nihan Akkuş on 3 July 2007. His brother, Fuat Buruk, was also a professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Osmanlıspor.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galatasaray | 1991–92 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | 15 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | 20 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | 28 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | |
| 1996–97 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 1997–98 | 24 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 1998–99 | 28 | 11 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 34 | 12 | |
| 1999–00 | 28 | 8 | - | - | 13 | 2 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2000–01 | 26 | 2 | - | - | 12 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Total | 188 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 227 | 33 | |
| Internazionale | 2001–02 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2004–05 | 22 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 3 | |
| Galatasaray | 2006–07 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| İstanbul BB | 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Career total | 302 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 369 | 40 | |
International
| 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 statistics
- As of 15 March 2020
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Elazığspor | 30 October 2013 | 2 June 2014 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 033.33 | ||||
| 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 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 045.45 | ||||
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 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 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 053.66 | ||||
| Total | 246 | 100 | 58 | 88 | 040.65 | ||||||
Honours
Player
Galatasaray
- Turkish League (7): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2007–08
- UEFA Cup: 2000
- UEFA Super Cup: 2000
Turkey
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2002
Individual
- 2000 UEFA Super Cup "Man of the match"
Manager
İstanbul Başakşehir
- 2019–20 UEFA Europa League: Last 16
Akhisarspor
- Turkish Cup: 2017–18