Muhsin Ertuğral (born 15 September 1959) is a
UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish
football
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manager. He works as
Turkish National Team Technical Advisor for the
Turkish Football Association
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(TFF).
Playing career
Ertuğral played for
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Antalya. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and 1 ...
before leaving his homeland and continuing his career at clubs in Belgium and Germany where he also honed his coaching craft.
Coaching career
After coaching the
DR Congo national team Ertuğral took over
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Lords" or "Chie ...
in 1999. Ertuğral took
Ajax Cape Town
Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and m ...
to
ABSA Cup
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Participants are decided half-way through curren ...
glory with a 2–0 victory against league champions
Mamelodi Sundowns
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on 26 May 2007. That proved to be a successful season for Ajax under Ertuğral as they went on to finish fourth in the league and the only side never to suffer defeat against Sundowns in that season.
On 8 May 2009, he quit Kaizer Chiefs.
On 18 May 2009, Ertuğral signed for Ajax Cape Town.
As of 8 October 2009, upon
Bülent Uygun
Bülent Uygun (born 1 August 1971) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as an attacking midfielder after starting his career as a striker, and was the captain of Fenerbahçe. His nickname is ''The Soldier''.
Playing career ...
's resignation, he agreed to pen a deal with the
Turkish Super League
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* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
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underdogs
Sivasspor
Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...
, the contract runs between 30 June 2011. Yiğidos also announced that the assistant coach position would be occupied by former
Beşiktaş
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favorite and
South Africa national team player
Fani Madida.
On 24 April 2013, it was announced that Ertuğral would take over as the new Technical Director of
Ajax Cape Town
Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and m ...
. This decision resulted in the direct resignation of then interim coach
Jan Versleijen
Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen (born 29 December 1955), better known as Jan Versleijen, is a Dutch professional association football coach who last managed South African PSL side Ajax Cape Town.
Career
Born in Venlo, Versleijen has managed a ...
, who had not been notified of the new hiring. As a result, Ertuğral would see the Cape club through until the end of the
2012–13 Premier Soccer League
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...
season.
David Nyathi was announced as his assistant coach, who had previously led the Ajax CT under-19 team to the 2013 Metropolitan Premier Cup Championship, where he won the “Coach of the Tournament Award”.
References
External links
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Muhsin Ertuğral manager profileat Mackolik.com
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1959 births
Living people
Turkish footballers
Association football defenders
Eskişehirspor footballers
Turkish football managers
Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. managers
Sivasspor managers
Ajax Cape Town F.C. managers
Ismaily SC managers
SV Mattersburg managers
Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers
Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa
Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Footballers from Istanbul
Club Africain football managers
Turkish expatriate football managers
Süper Lig managers
Orlando Pirates F.C. managers
1996 African Cup of Nations managers
Expatriate football managers in Austria
Expatriate football managers in Egypt