About Ümit Karan
Ümit Karan (born 1 October 1976) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Menemenspor. He played for Gençlerbirliği S.K., Ankaraspor, Galatasaray and Eskişehirspor. He made his international debut for Turkey in 1999, and earned a total of ten caps, scoring three goals. == Club career == After playing for Gençlerbirliği for five seasons and scoring 91 goals, Ümit moved to Galatasaray at the start of the 2001–02 season and was a key player in Mircea Lucescu's squad as the main striker after Mario Jardel's departure. During the 2004–05 season, he was loaned to Ankaraspor by manager Gheorghe Hagi due to his dip in form. However, Ümit made a strong return for the 2005–06 season with Galatasaray's new manager, Eric Gerets. Getting along well with Gerets and his playing style, Ümit scored 81 goals in 18 matches at the start of the season. But in early 2006, Umit's season was cut short by a knee injury, which kept him out of the game for six months. At the start of the 2006–07 season, Ümit regained his place on the team after the injury layoff, scoring his 100th goal in the Süper Lig on 18 September 2006, against Beşiktaş. Ümit has great finishing ability, and he is usually in pursuit of sensational goals, particularly with volleys and bicycle kicks.
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