Gökhan Ünal (born 23 July 1982) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Turkish club Altınordu.
During a professional career that lasted nearly 20 years, he played for 13 clubs, most notably
Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits.
The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fin ...
He joined Kayserispor in 2003 and became the top goal scorer in the
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
scoring 25 goals in the 2005–06 season. His goal scoring ability was also apparent in European competitions, where he scored 6 goals in 8 games during Kayserispor's
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, ' betting pool'),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International F ...
campaign in the same season, in which they became the first team from
Turkey
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to win the competition.
He attracted attention from a number of top clubs, namely
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...
who tried to sign him during the summer break in 2007, but
Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits.
The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fin ...
refused all offers, as well as another from
Russia
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n team
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...
for €6 million. He transferred to
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, ...
on June 3, 2008 for a club record €6.25 million.
Fenerbahçe
On 18 January 2010 Fenerbahçe signed the forward from Trabzonspor until June 2013 for €3.5 million plus midfielder
Burak Yılmaz
Burak Yılmaz (born 15 July 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
Yılmaz is one of nine players to play for each of the Big Three clubs of Turkey, and one of only two players ...
, who was on loan at Eskisehirspor until now. Ünal scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on February 14 against
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on a 6-month loan after his poor start to the season.
Return to Kayserispor
Ünal was transferred back to his old club Kayserispor on a loan deal for the 2011–12 season.
Career statistics
Club
International career
His current record for the Turkey national team is also impressive, with a goal in his only start so far. He also scored the national team's 550th goalProfile at forumfutbol.com /ref> against on 24 March 2007, scoring the second goal in a 4–1 victory over
Greece
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in
Athens
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. And scored his second goal against on 12 September 2007 Turkey-
Hungary
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.
International goals
''*Turkey results/scores listed first''
Honors
Gençlerbirliği
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Turkish Cup
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UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, ' betting pool'),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International F ...