Semih Yuvakuran (born 1 September 1963) is a Turkish
football
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manager
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and former player. He played as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Galatasaray
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and
Fenerbahçe in the
Süper Lig
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.
Club career
A youth product of
Bursaspor
Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.
In th ...
, Semih begun his career as a striker, moving to left wing, and eventually broke through professionally as a leftback in defense. Semih transferred to
Galatasaray
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in 1984 and helped them win two
Süper Lig
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s, one
Turkish Cup
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, one
Chancellor Cup
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, two
Turkish Super Cup
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s, and one
TSYD Cup
The TSYD Cup ( tr, Türk Spor Yazarları Derneği Kupası, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbu ...
. He eventually transferred to their rivals
Fenerbahçe, and could not replicate their success.
Managerial career
Semih had a couple stints with lower division Turkish teams. In 2012, he managed the Turkmen club
Balkan FK
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and helped them win the domestic double, winning the
Ýokary Liga
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and
Turkmenistan Cup
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The cup has been contested since 1993.
The competition's most succ ...
.
Personal life
Semih is the father of triplet sons. All three of his sons are footballers, and one of them,
Utku Yuvakuran
Utku Yuvakuran (born 2 November 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.
Professional career
Yuvakuran made his professional debut with Beşiktaş in a 1–1 Turkish Cup tie with Kays ...
, is a professional footballer for
Beşiktaş J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (), also known simply as Beşiktaş (), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...
Honours
Player
Galatasaray
*
Süper Lig
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:
1986–1987,
1987–1988
*
Turkish Cup
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:
1984–1985
*
Chancellor Cup
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:
1985–1986
*
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 a ...
:
1986–1987, 1987–1988
*
TSYD Cup
The TSYD Cup ( tr, Türk Spor Yazarları Derneği Kupası, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbu ...
:
1987–1988
Fenerbahçe
*Chancellor Cup:
1992–1993
*TSYD Cup:
1994–1995
Manager
Balkan FK
*
Ýokary Liga
The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga ( Turkmen: ''Türkmenistanyň Ýokary Ligasy''; Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East ...
:
2012 Ýokary Liga
The 2012 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season was the 20th season of Turkmenistan
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*
Turkmenistan Cup
The Turkmenistan Cup ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Kubogy) is an annually held football tournament for Turkmen football clubs, known as one of the most important national tournaments.
The cup has been contested since 1993.
The competition's most succ ...
:
2012 Turkmenistan Cup
References
External links
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* (as coach)
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Mackolik Coaching Profile
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1963 births
Living people
Footballers from Bursa
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's international footballers
Turkey men's youth international footballers
Turkish football managers
Bursaspor footballers
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
Turkish expatriate football managers
Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Turkmenistan
Men's association football defenders
Expatriate football managers in Turkmenistan