| General |
| Omer Riza | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Ömer Karime Ali Riza | |
| Date of birth: | 8 November 1979 | |
| Place of birth: | Edmonton,  England
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| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position: | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | 
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995–1998 | Arsenal
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 1999 1999–2002 2000 2000–2001 2001 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–2008 2009–2010 2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013 2013–2014 2015 2017–2018 2022 Total |
Arsenal → ADO Den Haag (loan) West Ham United → Barnet (loan) → Barnet (loan) → Cambridge United (loan) Cambridge United Denizlispor Trabzonspor Shrewsbury Town Aldershot Town Histon Boreham Wood Chelmsford City Cheshunt Harlow Town Newmarket Town Hertford Town
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0 (0) 11 (3) 0 (0) 5 (2) 5 (2) 12 (3) 46 (12) 60 (16) 35 (4) 13 (0) 1 (0) 55 (16) 19 (9) 13 (2) 19 (11) 0 (0) 5 (1) 3 (1) 271 (70) |
| National team | ||
| 2005 | Turkey A2
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1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2013–2014 2017 2024–2025 |
Cheshunt (player-manager) Leyton Orient Cardiff City
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Omer Karime Ali Riza (born 8 November 1979) is a football coach and former player who most recently managed EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
A forward, Riza signed for Arsenal and West Ham United, making one substitute appearance for Arsenal in the League Cup only. He played in the fourth tier of English football for Barnet, Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town and Aldershot Town. Abroad, he featured for ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands and Turkish duo Denizlispor and Trabzonspor. Born in England of Turkish Cypriot descent, Riza was capped for the Turkish A2 team on one occasion.
In his coaching career, Riza was head coach of Leyton Orient in 2017 and was appointed interim manager at Cardiff City in 2024. Later, he was given the role on a contract until the end of the 2024/2025 season, before getting sacked in April 2025. He also held numerous roles in a five-year spell at Watford.
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