Ünal Karaman (born 29 June 1966, in

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) is a former Turkish professional

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and a UEFA Pro Licensed manager.

Club career

He played for

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(as amateur between 1981–1984),

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

(1984–1987),

Malatyaspor Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football. Previously their colors were yellow and black (prior to 1984). They played in First League for 11 seasons. They are the first team located in Eas ...

(1987–1990),

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

(1990–1999) and Ankaragücü (1999–2002).

International career

Karaman made 36 appearances for the senior

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between 1985 and 2002.

Career as manager

He also worked as a caretaker manager for the Turkey national football team in 2004. After serving as the head coach of the

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, he signed up with

as a coach in September 2007. Later, Karaman was appointed manager of Ankaragücü after Hakan Kutlu was sacked. He resigned from this position and returned to

replacing Giray Bulak, who was recently sacked. In January 2021, he became manager of Göztepe.

Honours

Club

Trabzonspor *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupas� ...

: 1991–92, 1994–95 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known ...

: 1995

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