Umit Korkmaz

This talented left-sided schemer only won his first cap on the eve of the finals in the 1-1 draw with Nigeria, yet he scrapes into the squad despite his lack of experience. Coach Josef Hickersberger will be hoping to use his explosive pace, dribbling ability and flair for the unexpected.

He was born in Vienna to Turkish parents and played for part-time clubs in the capital city before Rapid spotted him in 2005. After a sensational inaugural season with the club's amateur eleven, he was thrust into the first team where he has remained ever since. </p>

<font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">I think this lad could have done a job for us on the left wing, but he has just signed for the German team (Stuttgart I think (dunno)) </font></font></p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="250" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="2"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="+1">Umit Korkmaz </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Real name</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Umit Korkmaz </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Height</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1"></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Weight</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1"></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Date of birth</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">17-09-1985 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Place of birth</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1"></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Position</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Midfielder </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Nationality</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Austria </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial" size="-1">International Caps</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial" size="-1">5 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial" size="-1">International Goals</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial" size="-1">0 </font></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td></td><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="250" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="2"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="+1">Current Club</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Currently playing for</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Rapid Vienna </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Signed on </font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">01-07-2007 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1">Fee</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="-1"></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial" size="-1">Squad number</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial" size="-1" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

All time playing career </p>

<table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Club</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">From</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">To</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Fee</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">League</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">FA Cup</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">League cup</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Other</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Rapid Vienna</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">01-07-2007</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1"></font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1"></font></td><td bgcolor="#faedd2" colspan="8"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">No appearance data available</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="3"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Totals</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">&pound; 0</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0 (0)</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0 (0)</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0 (0)</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0 (0)</font></td><td align="right" bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">0</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">goals / game</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">n/a</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">n/a</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">n/a</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="2"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">n/a</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Apps</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Goals</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Apps</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Goals</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Apps</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Goals</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Apps</font></td><td bgcolor="#000000"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Goals</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

<a name="games"></a> <table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#d41107" colspan="5"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Games played by Umit Korkmaz in 2007/2008</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Goals</font></td><td bgcolor="#d41107"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Cards</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">08-06-2008</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">European Championships</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">Austria</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">0-1</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">Croatia</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">0</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2" /></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">12-06-2008</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">European Championships</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">Austria</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">1-1</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">Poland</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">0</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffff00"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2" /></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">16-06-2008</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">European Championships</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">Austria</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">0-1</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">Germany</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">0</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#000000" size="2" /></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="7"><font face="helvetica" color="#ffffff" size="-1">Goals: 0 Yellow cards: 1 Red Cards: 0</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

 

It's Eintracht Frankfurt that he signed for I think, Jan Aage's old team.

 

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Yes you&rsquo;re right it is, he looked good in the Austrian side what bit I saw of him. (lookout) </font></p>