Fuat Usta (born 3 July 1972) is a Turkish football coach and former professional player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Samsun, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rapid | |||
| MVV'02 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1998 | Fortuna Sittard | 103 | (15) |
| 1995–1997 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Cambuur | 21 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Sparta | 9 | (2) |
| 2001 | Jokerit | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | MVV | 13 | (0) |
| 2002 | Omiya Ardija | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | MVV Maastricht | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Fortuna Sittard | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 190 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Fortuna Sittard (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Turkey B | ||
| 2010–2011 | Turkey (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | MVV Maastricht (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | MVV Maastricht | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editUsta played as a midfielder in the Netherlands, Turkey, Finland, and Japan with Rapid, MVV'02, Fortuna Sittard, Beşiktaş, Cambuur, Sparta, Jokerit, MVV and Omiya Ardija.[1][2][3]
Usta left MVV in August 2002 to sign with Japanese club Omiya Ardija until the end of the 2002 season.[4] He returned to MVV in January 2003, on an amateur contract.[5]
Coaching career
editAfter three years working as an assistant manager of Fortuna Sittard, in July 2010 he was appointed by Guus Hiddink to be an assistant coach of the Turkey national team.[6] He was also responsible for the U23 team.[7] In October 2012 he moved with Hiddink to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, where he became head of youth education.[8] He left Anzhi in 2017.
In the 2016–17 season, Usta did an internship at MVV Maastricht to complete his UEFA Pro course at the KNVB in May 2018.[9] In the 2017–18 season, he worked as assistant manager for the club. Ahead of the 2019–20 season signed a one-year contract as the club's new manager.[10] His contract was not renewed for the 2020–21 season.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Frank Beijen. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Fuat Usta at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "Fuat Usta naar Japan" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Fuat Usta na Japans avontuur terug bij MVV" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Fuat Usta gaat Hiddink assisteren" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ A2 Milli Takım'da Bir Eski Dost / Fuat Usta, futbolsandigi.blogspot.com, 7 February 2011
- ^ "Hiddink stelt Fuat Usta aan bij jeugdacademie FC Anzhi" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Fuat Usta mag als hoofdtrainer aan de slag, 1limburg.nl, 18 May 2018
- ^ Oud-speler Usta nieuwe trainer MVV, Elsen technisch directeur, ad.nl, 22 May 2019
- ^ "MVV heeft al genoeg gezien van hoofdtrainer Usta" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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