Fuat Usta

Fuat Usta
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-07-03) 3 July 1972 (age 52)
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)
1995–1997Beşiktaş (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

Fuat Usta (born 3 July 1972) is a Turkish football coach and former professional player.

Playing career

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Usta 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

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After 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

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  1. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Frank Beijen. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ Fuat Usta at the Turkish Football Federation
  4. ^ "Fuat Usta naar Japan" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Fuat Usta na Japans avontuur terug bij MVV" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Fuat Usta gaat Hiddink assisteren" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. ^ A2 Milli Takım'da Bir Eski Dost / Fuat Usta, futbolsandigi.blogspot.com, 7 February 2011
  8. ^ "Hiddink stelt Fuat Usta aan bij jeugdacademie FC Anzhi" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  9. ^ Fuat Usta mag als hoofdtrainer aan de slag, 1limburg.nl, 18 May 2018
  10. ^ Oud-speler Usta nieuwe trainer MVV, Elsen technisch directeur, ad.nl, 22 May 2019
  11. ^ "MVV heeft al genoeg gezien van hoofdtrainer Usta" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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