Ufuk Talay

Ufuk Talay

Talay with North Queensland Fury in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ufuk Talay
Date of birth	(1976-03-26) 26 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	Marconi Stallions	42	(4)
1995–2002	Galatasaray	28	(1)
1996–1997	→ Antalyaspor (loan)	12	(0)
1997–1998	→ Karabükspor (loan)	20	(3)
1999–2000	→ Bursaspor (loan)	24	(1)
2001	→ Bursaspor (loan)	0	(0)
2001–2002	→ Nîmes Olympique (loan)	12	(2)
2002–2004	Gaziantepspor	15	(0)
2004–2005	Mersin İdmanyurdu	23	(1)
2005–2008	Sydney FC	59	(6)
2008	Avispa Fukuoka	37	(5)
2009–2011	North Queensland Fury	33	(3)
2011	Sydney United		(0)
Total		305	(26)
International career‡
1994–1995	Australia U20	10	(1)
Managerial career
2012	Sydney United (assistant)
2012–2016	AIS (assistant)
2013–2016	Australia U17 (assistant)
2016–2018	Australia U20
2018–2019	Sydney FC (assistant)
2019–2023	Wellington Phoenix
2023–	Sydney FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2010

Ufuk Talay (born 26 March 1976) is an Australian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Sydney FC. Talay was suited to play in central midfield and was known for his good distribution and on-field vision.^[2] He was the manager of Wellington Phoenix from 2019^[3] to 2023.^[4]