Aykut Kocaman

Aykut Kocaman (Turkish pronunciation: [ajkut kodʒaman], born 5 April 1965) is a former Turkish footballer, who played as a striker. He is the former manager of İstanbul Başakşehir. Before he made his debut 1980 with the amateur club Kabataş Altınmızrak in Istanbul, Kocaman performed gymnastics at the club Eczacıbaşı, winning 40 medals and reaching second place at the national level. 1984, he moved to Sakaryaspor in Adapazarı, Sakarya and turned professional. In 1988, Kocaman signed a contract with Fenerbahçe, where he played and contributed much to the success of his club until he was transferred to Istanbulspor in 1996.

Aykut Kocaman
Kocaman as manager of Konyaspor in 2016
Personal information
Full name Aykut Kocaman
Date of birth (1965-04-05) 5 April 1965
Place of birth Geyve, Sakarya, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Sakaryaspor 68 (23)
1988–1996 Fenerbahçe 215 (140)
1996–2000 İstanbulspor 82 (37)
Total 360 (200)
International career
1992–1995 Turkey 15 (1)
Managerial career
2000–2004 İstanbulspor
2004–2005 Malatyaspor
2005–2006 Konyaspor
2006–2007 Ankaraspor
2008–2009 Ankaraspor
2009–2010 Fenerbahçe (director of football)
2010–2013 Fenerbahçe
2014–2017 Konyaspor
2017–2018 Fenerbahçe
2018–2020 Konyaspor
2021 Başakşehir
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is one of only five players who have scored 200 goals in Süper Lig history. He was dismissed by Fenerbahçe despite his championship winning goal in the third from last game of the season against Trabzonspor. Kocaman played four seasons for Istanbulspor before retirement in 2000. Some say he played his last years to pass the 200 goal barrier. He was famous for a special move, where he would ease a high-pass on his chest and rocket the ball to the goal. In his playing years some fans named this move "Aykut" after him.

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