Hamdi Aslan

Hamdi Aslan

Personal information
Date of birth	September 6, 1967
Place of birth	Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey
Youth career
1987–1990	Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1990–1996	Trabzonspor	156	(16)
1996–1999	Adanaspor	88	(23)
National team
1985–1986	Turkey U-19	9	(0)
1987–1989	Turkey U-21	9	(0)
1987–1988	Turkey	6	(0)
Teams managed
2005–2006	Akçaabat Sebatspor
2006–2010	Turkey women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Hamdi Aslan (born September 6, 1967) is a Turkish football coach and former footballer. Between 2006 and 2010, he served as the head coach of the Turkey women's national football team.^[1][2][3]

Playing career

Club

Aslan began his playing career at his local club Trabzonspor's youth team. Between 1990 and 1996, he played in the senior team, the first season in the |TFF First League, and then in the Süper Lig.^[4][5] During this time, he capped 156 times and scored 16 gaols in the league matches, and enjoyed three Turkish Cup, two President's Cup and three Prime Minister's Cup titles with his club.^[5] In the 1996–97 season, Aslan transferred to the TFF Second League club Adanaspor, where he appeared in 88 matches and netted 23 goals in total.^[1]

Hamdi Aslan is remembered for his fair play and his head goals for Trabzonspor.^[6]

International

He was admitted to the Turkey U-18 team, and debuted in the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying - Group 8 match against the Czech team on April 18, 1985.^[7] Aslan took part in three of the six matches at the tournament. He capped 9 timrs for the Turkey youth team.^[1]

His first appearance in the Turkey U-21 was in the friendly match against Romaian juniors on March 3, 1987.^[8] He played in one of the four matches at the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Qualifying Stage Group 4, and in five of the six matches at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Qualifying Stage Group 3. Aslan capped nine times for the Turkey U-21 team.^[1]

He was seven times part of the Turkey national football team, six of them at the 1987 Mediterranean Cup.^[1]

Managing career

Hamdi Aslan managed the team Akçaabat Sebatspor in his hometown in the 2005–06 season, before he was appointed head coach of the Turkey women's national team in 2006. Coaching also the women's junior and girls' youth teams, he served at this position until 2010.^{[3][9][5][10][11]}

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cups		Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trabzonspor	1989–1991	TFF First League	29	0	4	0	-	-	5	0	38	0
	1991–92	Süper Lig	28	8	5	2	-	-	0	0	33	10
	1992–93	Süper Lig	29	3	5	0	-	-	0	0	34	3
	1993–94	Süper Lig	30	1	4	0	-	-	0	0	34	1
	1994–95	Süper Lig	24	3	7	0	-	-	0	0	31	3
	1995–96	Süper Lig	16	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	17	1
	Total		156	16	26	2	-	-	5	0	187	18
Adanaspor	1996–97	TFF Second League	35	18	-	-	-	-	0	0	35	18
	1997–98	TFF Second League	32	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	32	3
	1998–99	Süper League	21	2	4	0	-	-	0	0	25	2
	Total		88	23	4	0	-	-	0	0	92	23
Career total			244	39	30	2	-	-	5	0	279	41

References

1. "Oyuncular-Futbolcular: Hamdi Aslan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
2. "Hamdi Aslan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
3. "Hamdi Aslan: "Daha iyi olacağız"" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
4. "'Şöhretler'iyle de şampiyon". Radikal (in Turkish). 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
5. "A Milli Bayan Futbol Takımımız, Dünya Kupası Eleme Grubu'nda İspanya ve İngiltere ile yapacağı zorlu müsabakalara 'Galibiyet' parolası ile hazırlanırken, destek istedi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
6. "Trabzonsporlu Hamdi’den Selam" Check |url= value (help). Samsun Postası (in Turkish). 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
7. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 1986 Grup Eleme (U-18 Milli) Çekoslavakya 1-0 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
8. "Özel Maç (U-21 Milli) Türkiye 3-1 Romanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
9. "Gündemden kısa kısa...". Radikal (in Turkish). 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
10. "Bayan Milli Takımlar Sorumlusu Hamdi Aslan, Bayanlar 1. Futbol Ligi'nin istedikleri düzeyde olmadığını söyledi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
11. "Kızlar Singapur'da yarı finale çıktı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2014-04-27.