Mehmet Altıparmak (born 1 May 1969) is a Turkish professional football

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and former player. As a footballer, Altıparmak played as a

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Career

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, Çanakkale Dardanelspor,

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, and

Managerial career

Altıparmak is a journeyman manager for the Turkish semi-pro and pro leagues. He began as an assistant coach to Ümit Kayıhan at

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, who was his former manager

. He began managing with

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in 2007, and since has had stints with Tarsus, 1922 Konyaspor, Altay,

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, and Akhisarspor. In 2018, he promoted

into the

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. Again, in 2020, he helped

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get promoted to the Süper Lig for the first time in their history. He followed that up with contracts at Kasımpaşa, and most recently as of 2021, Gençlerbirliği.

References

External links

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TFF Manager Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altiparmak, Mehmet 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Ankara Turkish footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Denizlispor footballers Bursaspor footballers Eskişehirspor footballers Turanspor footballers Diyarbakırspor footballers Elazığspor footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Dardanelspor footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers Turkish football managers Kartalspor managers Altay S.K. managers Yeni Malatyaspor managers Alanyaspor managers Denizlispor managers Elazığspor managers Gaziantep F.K. managers Akhisarspor managers Hatayspor managers Kasımpaşa S.K. managers Samsunspor managers Süper Lig players TFF First League players TFF Second League players Süper Lig managers Association football midfielders Kocaelispor managers