With player Sergen Yalçın's departure from the club and Tümer Metin's shock signing with rivals Fenerbahçe; in 2006, Beşiktaş named its new captain, Üzülmez.

His performance against Barcelona in 2000–01 UEFA Champions League group stage still remembered, He helped his team for a famous 3–0 win.

He had a serious accident in June 2008, returning home from his Antalya holidays with his family, he hit another car in the western Turkish city of Manisa and then collided with a tree, but came out safe [2] In the second half of the season 2010–11, during the half time break of a league game against MKE Ankaragücü, a fiery quarrel emerged with his teammate İbrahim Toraman in the dressing room.

Following the game, Üzülmez's contract was immediately terminated by unanimous board decision, while Toraman was strictly banished from publicly speaking about the occurrence.

In October 2019, Üzülmez took over as coach of TFF First League side Çaykur Rizespor having agreed a contract until the end of the season.