Abdullah Avcı

Abdullah Avcı
Avcı in 2016
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Mucib Avcı
Date of birth (1963-07-31) 31 July 1963
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1980 Vefa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Fatih Karagümrük 54 (22)
1986–1988 Çaykur Rizespor 61 (22)
1988–1989 Kahramanmaraşspor 16 (5)
1989–1990 Bakırköyspor 0 (0)
1990–1991 Kasımpaşa 30 (16)
1991–1995 İstanbulspor 97 (43)
1995 Küçükçekmece 11 (2)
1996 Nişantaşıspor 12 (3)
1998–1999 Vefa 28 (10)
Total 309 (123)
Managerial career
1999–2002 İstanbulspor (assistant)
2002–2003 İstanbulspor U21
2004 Galatasaray U21
2004–2005 Turkey U-17
2006–2011 İstanbul Başakşehir
2011–2013 Turkey
2014–2019 İstanbul Başakşehir
2019–2020 Beşiktaş
2020–2023 Trabzonspor
2023–2024 Trabzonspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdullah Mucib Avcı (Turkish pronunciation: [abdullah mudʒib avdʒɯ]; born 31 July 1963) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and a former professional footballer. He is the former manager of Trabzonspor. He has also managed the Turkey national team.

Avcı's coaching career began at İstanbulspor in 1999 as assistant coach before a spell as Galatasaray youth academy chief. Later, in October 2004, he became the head coach of the Turkey under-17 national football team.

After leaving his position with the national teams in 2006, Avcı started working as a coach at İstanbul Başakşehir. He coached İstanbul Başakşehir until 2011 when he became the head coach of the national team. Between 2011 and 2013, Avcı coached the national team before returning to lead İstanbul Başakşehir again in 2014. He worked at İstanbul Başakşehir from 2014 to 2019 before becoming the head coach of Beşiktaş for the 2019 season.

In the 2020 season, Avcı took over Trabzonspor and led the team to become Süper Lig champions in the 2021–22 season. On 7 March 2023, Avcı announced his resignation from his position.