Fuat Usta Explained

Fuat Usta
Birth Date:3 July 1972
Birth Place:Samsun, Turkey
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Rapid
Youthclubs2:MVV'02
Years1:1990–1998
Clubs1:Fortuna Sittard
Caps1:103
Goals1:15
Years2:1995–1997
Clubs2:Beşiktaş (loan)
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:1998–1999
Clubs3:Cambuur
Caps3:21
Goals3:0
Years4:1999–2000
Clubs4:Sparta
Caps4:9
Goals4:2
Years5:2001
Clubs5:Jokerit
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2001–2002
Clubs6:MVV
Caps6:13
Goals6:0
Years7:2002
Clubs7:Omiya Ardija
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Years8:2003
Clubs8:MVV Maastricht
Caps8:15
Goals8:0
Years9:2006–2007
Clubs9:Fortuna Sittard
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:190
Totalgoals:17
Manageryears1:2007–2010
Managerclubs1:Fortuna Sittard (assistant)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:Turkey B
Manageryears3:2010–2011
Managerclubs3:Turkey (assistant)
Manageryears4:2017–2018
Managerclubs4:MVV Maastricht (assistant)
Manageryears5:2019–2020
Managerclubs5:MVV Maastricht

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

Playing career

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]

Usta left MVV in August 2002 to sign with Japanese club Omiya Ardija until the end of the 2002 season.[3] He returned to MVV in January 2003, on an amateur contract.[4]

Coaching career

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.[5] He was also responsible for the U23 team.[6] In October 2012 he moved with Hiddink to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, where he became head of youth education.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] His contract was not renewed for the 2020–21 season.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Dutch. 22 February 2014. Frank Beijen.
  2. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013131034/http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Fuat-Usta.htm. Dutch. 13 October 2012. 22 February 2014. Voetbal International.
  3. Web site: Fuat Usta naar Japan. Dutch. 7 August 2002. 22 February 2014. Voetbal International.
  4. Web site: Fuat Usta na Japans avontuur terug bij MVV. Dutch. 15 January 2003. 22 February 2014. Voetbal International.
  5. Web site: Fuat Usta gaat Hiddink assisteren. Dutch. 18 July 2010. 22 February 2014. NOS.nl.
  6. http://futbolsandigi.blogspot.com/2011/02/a2-milli-takmda-bir-eski-dost-fuat-usta.html A2 Milli Takım'da Bir Eski Dost / Fuat Usta
  7. Web site: Hiddink stelt Fuat Usta aan bij jeugdacademie FC Anzhi. Dutch. 24 October 2012. 22 February 2014. Voetbal International.
  8. https://www.1limburg.nl/fuat-usta-mag-als-hoofdtrainer-aan-de-slag Fuat Usta mag als hoofdtrainer aan de slag
  9. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/oud-speler-usta-nieuwe-trainer-mvv-elsen-technisch-directeur~a1c651c0/?referrer=https://www.google.com/ Oud-speler Usta nieuwe trainer MVV, Elsen technisch directeur
  10. Web site: MVV heeft al genoeg gezien van hoofdtrainer Usta . . 30 September 2020 . Dutch . 29 March 2020.