Samet Aybaba

Samet Aybaba

Samet Aybaba in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Samet Aybaba
Date of birth	(1955-03-02) March 2, 1955
Place of birth	Osmaniye, Turkey
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Eskişehirspor (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1988	Beşiktaş	334	(7)
Managerial career
Years	Clubs
1993–1994	Kayserispor
1995–1996	Adana Demirspor
1996–1997	Kayserispor
1998–1999	Ankaragücü
2000	Vanspor
2000–2001	Gençlerbirliği
2002–2003	Gaziantepspor
2003–2004	Trabzonspor
2005–2006	Ankaraspor
2006	Gaziantepspor
2007	Çaykur Rizespor
2007–2008	Bursaspor
2008–2009	Gençlerbirliği
2010–2011	Bucaspor
2012–2013	Beşiktaş
2013–2014	Antalyaspor
2014–2015	Adana Demirspor (Director of football)
2015-	Eskişehirspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samet Aybaba (born 2 March 1955, Osmaniye) is a Turkish former football player, and the current manager of Eskişehirspor.

Career

He was born 2 March 1955 in Adana. He began a football career in İskenderunspor. He transferred to Beşiktaş JK in 1977–78 season. He played as defender and midfielder in Beşiktaş JK. He played 334 matches for Beşiktaş and scored 7 goals. He won 2 League Championships, 1 Presidency Cup, 1 Prime Ministry Cup and 2 TSYD Cups and retired after finishing the 1987–88 season. He coached clubs such as Ankaragücü, Kayserispor, Vanspor, Adana Demirspor, Gençlerbirliği, Gaziantepspor, Trabzonspor and Ankaraspor. Aybaba won two Turkish Cups--one with Gençlerbirliği in a final against Fenerbahçe SK and one with Trabzonspor. He also won the Efes Pilsen tournament with Trabzonspor defeating Fenerbahçe SK in the final. He signed with Beşiktaş J.K. as a new coach on 16 June 2012. His contract was terminated on 20 May 2013.

Honours

Player honours

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig (2): 1981–82, 1985–86
• Turkish Super Cup (1): 1986
• Chancellor Cup (2): 1977, 1988

Managerial honours

Ankaragücü

• Chancellor Cup (1): 1991

Gençlerbirliği

• Turkish Cup (1): 2000–01

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Cup (1): 2002–03

External links

• Profile at TFF.org