Abdullah Avcı
Abdullah Mucib Avcı (Turkish pronunciation: [abdullah mudʒib avdʒɯ]; born 31 July 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and a former professional footballer. He is the current manager of Trabzonspor. He has also managed the Turkey national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdullah Mucib Avcı | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Vefa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Fatih Karagümrük | 54 | (22) |
| 1986–1988 | Çaykur Rizespor | 61 | (22) |
| 1988–1989 | Kahramanmaraşspor | 16 | (5) |
| 1989–1990 | Bakırköyspor | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Kasımpaşa | 30 | (16) |
| 1991–1995 | İstanbulspor | 97 | (43) |
| 1995 | Küçükçekmece | 11 | (2) |
| 1996 | Nişantaşıspor | 12 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Vefa | 28 | (10) |
| Total | 309 | (123) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | İstanbulspor (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2003 | İstanbulspor U-21 | ||
| 2004 | Galatasaray U-21 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Turkey U-17 | ||
| 2006–2011 | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| 2011–2013 | Turkey | ||
| 2014–2019 | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| 2019–2020 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 2020–2023 | Trabzonspor | ||
| 2023– | Trabzonspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Avcı's coaching career began at İstanbulspor in 1999 as assistant coach before a spell as Galatasaray youth academy chief. Later, in October 2004, he became the head coach of the Turkey under-17 national football team.
After leaving his position with the national teams in 2006, Avcı started working as a coach at İstanbul Başakşehir. He coached İstanbul Başakşehir until 2011 when he became the head coach of the national team. Between 2011 and 2013, Avcı coached the national team before returning to lead İstanbul Başakşehir again in 2014. He worked at İstanbul Başakşehir from 2014 to 2019 before becoming the head coach of Beşiktaş for the 2019 season.
In the 2020 season, Avcı took over Trabzonspor and led the team to become Süper Lig champions in the 2021–22 season. On 7 March 2023, Avcı announced his resignation from his position.