Yusuf Altıntaş (born 7 August 1961), otherwise known as Rambo Yusuf, is a Turkish former football player and coach.

Professional career

Altıntaş began his career with Köseköy Belediyespor, and moved to

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish professional football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003, and the 2008–09 seasons. Their best finish was in the 1992–93 season, w ...

in 1982. He transferred to Galatasaray in 1984 where he won the Turkish First division in 1987, 1988, 1993 and 1994. He also won the Turkish Cup twice in 1985 and 1992. He finished his playing career by returning to

in 1994, and played one season with the club. Altıntaş was part of the

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 ...

squad that reached the semi-final of the

1988–89 European Cup The 1988–89 European Cup was the 34th season of the European Cup football club tournament. The competition was won by Milan, the first time since 1969 and third time overall, comfortably defeated former winners Steaua București in the final. ...

International career

Altıntaş played for Turkey between 1984 and 1992 winning 29 caps and scoring two goals.

Managerial career

Altıntaş retired in 1994 at the age of 34. Following his retirement, he worked as coach or assistant manager, most currently with

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

(as assistant manager of

Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968), colloquially known by his given nicknames "Büyük Kaptan" () and "Cengaver" (), is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor. Korkmaz was a one ...

Personal life

Yusuf's father

Mustafa Altıntaş Mustafa Altıntaş (1 January 1939 – 10 November 2010), otherwise known as Mustafa Köylü, was a Turkish footballer who played for Bursaspor and Kocaelispor. Death Mustafa died of cancer in Kartepe, Turkey on 10 November 2010. Personal life ...

, his brother

Yaşar Altıntaş Yaşar Altıntaş (born 10 March 1957) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the Süper Lig with MKE Ankaragücü and Kocaelispor. Personal life Yaşar's father Mustafa Altıntaş, his brother Yusuf Altın ...

, and his son Batuhan Altıntaş all have played professional football in the Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

Honours

;Galatasaray *

: 1986–1987, 1987–1988, 1992–1993, 1993–1994 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () 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 Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

: 1984–1985, 1990–1991, 1992–1993 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...

: 1986–1987, 1987–1988, 1987–1988, 1990–1991 *

Chancellor Cup The Prime Minister's Cup () was a football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation in Turkey. It began in 1944 and continued until 1950 as a unique kind of super cup competition between the winners of the Turkish Football Champio ...

: 1985–1986 *

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup (, 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, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competi ...

: 1991–1992, 1992–1993

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* * * * 1961 births Living people People from Kartepe Sportspeople from Kocaeli Province Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Kocaelispor footballers Süper Lig players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub