Ümit Bozkurt

Ümit Bozkurt — Biography

Ümit Bozkurt (born 20 April 1976 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish former international footballer and football manager. Standing 1.81 m tall, he played as a sweeper and as a defensive midfielder.

He began his career at Ankara Demirspor, moving to Denizlispor after two seasons there; three years with that club led to a transfer to Beşiktaş. After two seasons at Beşiktaş he went on to play for Gençlerbirliği, Konyaspor, Manisaspor, Hacettepe and Diyarbakırspor, before signing for Orduspor in 2010, a contract that was terminated in February 2011. He also played for Ofspor during his career.

After retiring he moved into coaching, taking charge of Ankara Demirspor, the club where he had started out, on 30 July 2020. He later managed Isparta 32 Spor before being appointed head coach of Şanlıurfaspor in June 2026; he parted ways with that club in early July 2026 and was named head coach of Sakaryaspor the same month.