Sami Uğurlu
Turkish footballer and manager
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Sami Uğurlu (born 27 April 1978) is a Turkish football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | İzmirspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | İzmirspor | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Galatasaray U21 | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Yozgatspor | 21 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Kardemir Karabükspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | İzmirspor | 38 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Fatih Karagümrük | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Muğlaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Şanlıurfaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Aydınspor | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 59 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Kasımpaşa | ||
| 2023 | Bandırmaspor | ||
| 2023–2024 | Kasımpaşa | ||
| 2024–2025 | Alanyaspor | ||
| 2026 | Antalyaspor | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
Uğurlu had an unassuming playing career with Yozgatspor, Kardemir Karabükspor and İzmirspor in the TFF First League. After retiring as a player, he began as a youth coach at Altınordu. He move to Kasımpaşa as an assistant, and in December 2021 was appointed the head coach.[1]
On 20 May 2022, Uğurlu signed a 3-year contract with Kasımpaşa after collecting 39 points in his first 20 games with the club.[2] On November 29, 2023, he was reappointed as the head coach of Kasımpaşa.[3] On November 6, 2024, he left his position at the club by mutual agreement.[4]
On November 7, 2024, Uğurlu was appointed as the head coach of Alanyaspor, following the resignation of Fatih Tekke.[5] At the signing ceremony held at Cengiz Aydoğan Facilities, Uğurlu expressed his belief that Alanyaspor’s club structure and his coaching philosophy were well-aligned. He emphasized his commitment to contributing to the club’s development and achieving success. On March 20, 2025, Alanyaspor announced that they had parted ways with Uğurlu.[6]
On 2 January 2026, Antalyaspor announced that they had signed Sami Uğurlu on a contract running until the end of the 2025–2026 season.[7]
Managerial statistics
- As of 17 May 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Kasımpaşa |  |
20 December 2021 | 16 August 2022 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 56.00 | [8] |
| Bandırmaspor | |
10 March 2023 | 23 May 2023 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 46.15 | [9] |
| Kasımpaşa | |
28 November 2023 | 6 November 2024 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 39.47 | [8] |
| Alanyaspor | |
7 November 2024 | 20 March 2025 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 42.86 | |
| Antalyaspor | |
2 January 2026 | 30 June 2026 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20.00 | |
| Total | 117 | 48 | 25 | 44 | 41.03 | — | |||