Bayram Bektaş (born 10 February 1974) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He is best known for his spell at Turkish side

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

. Used to play at

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, Bektaş was able to adapt to attacking midfield or winger positions during his professional career. Bektaş was a part of

. squad winning

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

title in centenary year of the club.

Career

Following his retirement, Bektaş worked at

Bucaspor Bucaspor was a professional Turkish football club based in Buca, Izmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor were nicknamed Fırtına (Storm). The club colours were yellow and navy. It was dissolved in 2020. History Bucaspor was the fifth football club to ...

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Eskişehir. Eskisehirspor has a total of six trophies, making them the sixth most trophies holders in Turkey. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division ...

Elazığspor Elazığspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazığ and currently competes in the TFF Third League. They previously played their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ, which had a maximum capacity of 13,923. T ...

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

between 2010 and 2013, appointed as assistant manager. He served under

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as assistant manager at

and

. Duo later joined

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i side

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in 2014. Bektaş began his managerial career with

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

side

in 2015 and he left after few months. Bektaş joined Büyükşehir Gaziantepspor the same season and finished the

in 8th position and he left after in the end of season. The following season he return to his first managerial club to

in 2016 and finished the

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in 10th position. In 2017 Bektaş asked to leave the club, then joined another

team

Ümraniyespor Ümraniyespor is a Turkish professional football club located in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The club plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1938. They have secured promotion to Süper Lig for their first time 3 weeks b ...

. Bektaş immediately aided the team in achieving

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but

lose two games with score 4–3 and 2–1 and failed promotion to

. On 23 May 2017, Bektaş was appointed the

side Göztepe for 1+1 years. On 19 December 2018, Bektaş was appointed as the manager of

MKE Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü or fully Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the closure of th ...

. But after less than a month, he parted his ways with the club.MKE Ankaragücü'nde Bayram Bektaş ile yollar ayrıldı
mackolik.com, 14 January 2019

Honours

;Beşiktaş *

(1): 2002–03 ;Sarıyer * 1. Lig (1): 1995–96

Personal life

Due to spending youth years on French side

AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre (), is a French football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division o ...

, Bektaş is fluent in French language. Bektaş is married with one child.

References

External links

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at TFF {{DEFAULTSORT:Bektas, Bayram 1974 births Sportspeople from Trabzon Turkish football managers Association football midfielders Süper Lig players Sarıyer S.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Altay S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Trabzonspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Kocaelispor footballers Living people Turkish footballers Elazığspor managers Göztepe S.K. managers MKE Ankaragücü managers Kayserispor managers Ümraniyespor managers Samsunspor managers