Fatih Akyel

Fatih Akyel
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-12-26) 26 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Galatasaray 0 (0)
1996–1997 Bakırköyspor 29 (0)
1997–2001 Galatasaray 105 (8)
2001 Mallorca 5 (0)
2001–2004 Fenerbahçe 70 (0)
2005 VfL Bochum 1 (0)
2005–2006 PAOK 16 (0)
2006–2007 Trabzonspor 33 (0)
2007 Gençlerbirliği 0 (0)
2007 Ankaragücü 0 (0)
2007–2010 Kasımpaşa 36 (0)
2009Kocaelispor (loan) 0 (0)
2010 Tepecik Belediyespor 1 (0)
Total 297 (8)
International career
1995–1996 Turkey U18 9 (0)
1996–1997 Turkey U21 1 (0)
1997 Turkey Olympic 5 (0)
1997–2004[1] Turkey 64 (0)
Managerial career
2014 Elazığspor (assistant)
2015–2016 Gümüşhanespor[2]
2016–2017 Kocaeli Birlik Spor[3]
2017 Nazilli Belediyespor
2018 Zonguldak Kömürspor
2018–2019 İnegölspor
2019–2020 Gümüşhanespor
2020 Adanaspor
Medal record
Third place FIFA World Cup 2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fatih Akyel (born 26 December 1977) is a Turkish football manager and former professional player. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career. He was capped by the Turkey national team 64 times from 1997 to 2004, and also won a silver medal with the Olympic team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 January 2009). "Fatih Akyel - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Fatih Akyel hoca oldu! İşte kulübü" (in Turkish). spor.haber7.com. 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Kocaeli Birlikspor'da Fatih Akyel dönemi" (in Turkish). fanatik.com.tr. 20 October 2016.