Ümit Korkmaz (; born 17 September 1985) is a retired Austrian

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who played as a winger. He is currently the manager of Ostbahn XI. Korkmaz has played for football clubs in Germany and Turkey, as well as Austria. He also represented the

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Club career

Korkmaz was signed by a fifth division club at the age of 18. He was soon discovered by scouts of

Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid (), commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English, is an Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the f ...

and transferred to the club. Brought through the ranks of

, Korkmaz played two seasons with the side. In June 2008, Korkmaz agreed to join German Bundesliga side

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

. He signed a four-year contract that runs until 30 June 2012. In January 2011, Eintracht Frankfurt loaned Korkmaz, who had not had many chances to play for the club that season, to 2. Bundesliga club

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

. On 12 December 2013, it was announced that he had annulled his contract with

FC Ingolstadt 04 Fußballclub Ingolstadt 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolsta ...

and would subsequently join

Çaykur Rizespor Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...

. Korkmaz signed with First Vienna on 20 December 2018.

International career

He received his first call-up for

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in summer 2007 but only made his debut prior to Euro 2008. He was also included in the 23-man squad for the tournament.

Coaching career

Korkmaz transferred to Ostbahn XI in January 2023. He played seven games for the club in total, one of which was the only game he played in the 2023-24 season, while in the 2024-25 season he didn't play any games either until he was hired as manager of the club in November 2024.

Personal life

Korkmaz is of Turkish descent. He also holds Turkish citizenship, which made him eligible to play internationally for the Turkey national team.

Honours

Rapid Wien *

Austrian Football Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

: 2007–08

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korkmaz, Umit 1985 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian sportspeople of Turkish descent Turkish men's footballers Austrian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Austria men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players SK Rapid Wien players Eintracht Frankfurt players VfL Bochum players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Çaykur Rizespor footballers SKN St. Pölten players FC Mauerwerk players First Vienna FC players SK Slovan HAC players SC Ostbahn XI players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Turkish sportsmen Austrian football managers