Hamdi Aslan

Hamdi Aslan — Biography

Hamdi Aslan was born on 6 September 1967 in Trabzon and is a former footballer, football coach and television pundit. He began in the youth team of his local club Trabzonspor and played for the senior side from 1990 to 1996, first in the First League and then in the Süper Lig, making 156 league appearances and scoring 16 goals. He is remembered for his fair play and his headed goals. With Trabzonspor he won the Turkish Cup in 1991-92 and 1994-95, along with President's Cup and Prime Minister's Cup titles.

In 1996-97 he moved to the second-tier club Adanaspor, where he scored 23 goals in 88 matches before retiring from playing two seasons later. As a youth he represented Turkey at under-18 (debut in 1985), under-19 and under-21 level, and he won seven caps for the senior national team, six of them at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

He started coaching at Akçaabat Sebatspor in his hometown, managing the club in 2005-06. In 2006 he became head coach of the Turkey women's national team and held the job until 2010, also coaching the women's junior and girls' youth sides. He later took on roles at the Turkish Football Federation and works as a television commentator on Trabzonspor and transfers.