Uğur İnceman

Uğur İnceman — Biography

Uğur İnceman is a midfielder who was born in Germany and became known in Turkey in the colors of Manisaspor and Beşiktaş. At Beşiktaş he won the Turkish Cup and the Süper Lig. After retiring he moved into coaching and works in the Turkish Football Federation's national-team programs.

He started at Alemannia Aachen at ten and made his 2. Bundesliga debut on October 31, 1999. He moved to the Bundesliga club St. Pauli, who were relegated twice in a row, and in 2003-04 went to Greuther Fürth. In mid-season Mustafa Denizli brought him to Manisaspor, and in 2004-05 he went up to the Süper Lig with the team that finished second. In 2008 he signed a 2+1-year contract with Beşiktaş: he began as a holding midfielder in Ertuğrul Sağlam's double-pivot system and, although he dropped to the bench after Denizli took over, he won the cup and the league, playing 40 league games and scoring 3 goals. His contract was ended by mutual agreement in 2010. He later played 36 Süper Lig games for Konyaspor, joined Roda JC Kerkrade in the Netherlands in January 2016 and also played for Antalyaspor and Eskişehirspor, leaving Eskişehirspor in 2020.

He played for Turkey's U-19, U-20 and U-21 teams, including the 2004 European U-21 Championship qualifiers, and won his only senior cap on February 18, 2004, in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Denmark. He was known for reading the game and for creative passing. In April 2026 he visited Arsenal's academy.