Uğur Tütüneker (born 2 August 1963 in

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

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) is a Turkish former footballer and manager who most recently served as the manager of

Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a multi-sports club based in Adana, Turkey. The football department is the most popular department which relegated to TFF 1. Lig on 16 March 2025 after 4 seasons at the Super Lig. Founded by railway workers of Turk ...

. After migrating to Germany with his family, he started playing football at Bayern Munich youth academy.

Club career

Uğur Tütüneker played for

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

before joining

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

in July 1986. He was spotted by the legendary Germany coach

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who signed him for Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray for the rest of his career, wearing the number 7 shirt. Uğur Tütüneker retired from professional football after the 1995–96 season. In 10 seasons at Galatasaray he has played in 222 competitive matches for Galatasaray, scoring 40 goals. During his time with the club, he was one of the Galatasaray's key players, winning 4

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Championships, 2

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, 3

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, 1 Prime Minister's Cup and 3 Turkish Sports Writers' Cup. Uğur Tütüneker has been praised for his technical ability, his creative playmaking, his dribbling skills as well as his crossing ability. He was one of the key players of 1988-89 Galatasaray squad that played Semi Finals in European Champions Cup. Uğur Tütüneker scored 2 and set 1 goal up for Galatasaray in their memorable 5-0 victory against Neuchatel Xamax.

International career

Uğur Tütüneker played 18 matches for the Turkey national team scoring one goal. Uğur Tütüneker suffered injuries throughout his career, preventing him from maintaining a regular spot.

Managerial career

He began coaching at

Yimpaş Yozgatspor Yozgatspor was a Turkish sports club based in Yozgat, Turkey. The football club played in the TFF Third League. They played in the Süper Lig between 2000 and 2002 and relegated to the Third League in the 2008–09 season. They finally relegated ...

as manager assistant in 1998. He managed Siirtspor in 1999–2000 season and his team promoted to Turkish First League. He also managed

twice,

Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. History In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that wo ...

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the Istanbul Province, metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey. Branches *İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (volleyball team), Volley ...

and

İstanbulspor İstanbulspor Kulübü is a Turkish association football, football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05, they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to the TFF First League. For many d ...

. He last managed

Torku Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

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References

External links

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Uğur Tütüneker
(player) at TFF.org
Uğur Tütüneker
(manager) at TFF.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Tutuneker, Ugur 1963 births Living people Footballers from Bursa Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Turkish football managers Kayserispor managers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. managers Orduspor managers Kasımpaşa S.K. managers Süper Lig managers Sarıyer S.K. managers İstanbulspor managers Konyaspor managers Men's association football midfielders Adana Demirspor managers Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Turkish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland FC Wil managers 20th-century Turkish sportsmen