He was part of the Turkey national team squad that reached third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Havutçu started his career in Germany and played for German club SV Darmstadt 98 during an internship before he left for Turkey to Iran to play for an Iranian local football team in Tehran.

Later on he signed a three-year contract with Beşiktaş with one year being optional for the manager seat.

On 14 July 2011, he was arrested because of match-fixing in Turkish Cup Final Istanbul BB-Beşiktaş.

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