Ümit Davala

International career Davala was part of the Turkey squads for UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the latter, he stood out for his mohawk hair style and scored a goal against PR China in the group stage, adding the winner against Japan in the second round. He also provided the cross that resulted on İlhan Mansız's golden goal against Senegal in the quarter-finals. Turkey would finish the tournament in third place.

Futsal career Following retirement from professional football, Davala played futsal in international level. He was called up on Turkey national futsal team by head coach Ömer Kaner, in order to qualify to 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. In an interview held in 2020, Ömer Kaner stated that Davala found hard to accommodate in futsal, at that time.

Coaching career Davala had been the head coach of Turkey national under-21 team until June 2008. He then joined Galatasaray S.K. as an assistant manager on 11 June 2008. After a loss to Bursaspor, the Galatasaray board stated "radical changes" were on the way, and, true to its word, the board declared that assistant coaches Davala and Edwin Boekamp were sacked on 10 October 2008 after a brief chat with club president Adnan Polat. However, Davala rejoined Galatasaray as an assistant manager again in June 2011.

Musical career Davala released several rap themed songs, just after he retired from football. One was a collaboration with Kayahan.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Davala goal. + List of international goals scored by Ümit Davala

Galatasaray UEFA Super Cup: 2000 UEFA Cup: 1999–2000 Süper Lig: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 Turkish Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000

Werder Bremen Bundesliga: 2003–04 DFB-Pokal: 2003–04

Order Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service