Okan Yılmaz
Okan Yılmaz (born 16 May 1978) is a Turkish retired professional footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 May 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bursa, Turkey[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1996 | İnegölspor | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | İnegölspor | 41 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | Bursaspor | 212 | (115) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Malatyaspor | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Konyaspor | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Sakaryaspor | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Diyarbakirspor | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Orduspor | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Panthrakikos | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Vanspor | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Tepecikspor | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Alanyaspor | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Altınova Belediyespor | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 337 | (134) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Turkey U21 | 34 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Turkey | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:16, 18 January 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:16, 18 January 2013 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life and career
Yılmaz started playing football for Karayollari Yolspor in 1988. His professional career began in İnegölspor when he was signed up in 1996. Two years later, in 1998, he was transferred to Bursaspor. Yılmaz spent the brunt of his career at the Bursa-based club, leading the Süper Lig in goals scored twice (2001 and 2003). He was courted by CSKA Moscow and Olympique de Marseille in 2003. A transfer fee from l'OM was accepted by Bursaspor, but Yılmaz didn't agree to the contracts terms.[2]
International career
Yılmaz started his international career with the Turkey U-21 squad in 2000. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2003, but has not been called up since 2004. He has five goals in eight caps, as well as a third-place finish in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[1] In the semi-final v France, Yilmaz had the opportunity to equalise with a penalty, but missed, and consequently, Turkey lost 3-2, and went to the third place playoff.
Honours
- Turkey
- FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 third place: 2003[3][4]
- Individual
- Süper Lig top goalscorer: 2001, 2003
- TFF First League top goalscorer: 2005
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 15 May 2010)[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| İnegölspor | 1996-97 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 22 |
| 1997-98 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 20 | |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 16 | |
| Bursaspor | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | |
| 2000-01 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 23 | |
| 2001-02 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 15 | |
| 2002-03 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 25 | |
| 2003-04 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
| 2004-05 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 26 | |
| Total | 212 | 115 | 10 | 5 | 222 | 120 | |
| Malatyaspor | 2005-06 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| Konyaspor | 2006 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Sakaryaspor | 2006-07 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Diyarbakirspor | 2007-08 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Orduspor | 2008 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Panthrakikos | 2008-09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Vanspor | 2009 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| Tepecikspor | 2009-10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 330 | 144 | 17 | 6 | 347 | 150 | |
International
(Correct as of 15 May 2010)[1]
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | |
(Correct as of 15 May 2010)[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003-06-19 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, France |  United States | 1–1 | 2-1 | 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 2 | 2003-06-23 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, France |  Brazil | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3 | 2003-06-28 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, France |  Colombia | 2–1 | 2-1 | 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 4 | 2003-08-20 | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Turkey |  Moldova | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2003-09-09 | Lansdowne Road, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | 2-2 | Friendly |
References
- OKAN YILMAZ tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 15 May 2010
- Bir Zamanların Yıldız Futbolcuları takvim.com.tr (in Turkish), accessed 15 May 2010
- "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.