Aykut Kocaman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Aykut Kocaman

Turkish footballer

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1965

Place of Birth: Sakarya Province, Turkey

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Aykut Kocaman (Turkish pronunciation: [ajkut kod?aman], born 5 April 1965) is a former Turkish footballer, who played as a striker.
He is the current manager of Konyaspor.
Before he made his debut 1980 with the amateur club Kabatas Altinmizrak in Istanbul, Kocaman performed gymnastics at the club Eczacibasi, winning 40 medals and reaching second place at the national level.
1984, he moved to Sakaryaspor in Adapazari, Sakarya and turned professional.
Then in 1988, Kocaman signed a contract with Fenerbahçe, where he played and contributed much to success of his club until he was transferred to Istanbulspor in 1996.He is one of only 5 players who achiewed 200 goals in Süper Lig history.
He was actually fired from Fenerbahçe despite his championship winning goal in the last game of the season against Trabzonspor.
His gentle words and his regret for the beaten rival team apparently angered the club president Ali Sen.
Kocaman played four seasons for Istanbulspor and, retired in 2000 as active player.
Some say he played his last years to pass the 200 goal barrier.
He was famous for a special move, where he would ease a high-pass on his chest and rocket the ball to the goal.
In his playing years some fans named this move "Aykut" after him.