football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club located in the city of
Samsun
Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun reco ...
. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.Samsunspor Tarihçe samsunspor.org.tr , accessed 19 July 2010 The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at
Samsun Stadium
Samsun Stadium, officially the new Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, is a football stadium in Tekkeköy, Samsun, Turkey. It was opened in 2017 with a seating capacity of 33,919 spectators. It is the new home ground of Samsunspor which plays in the TFF F ...
.SAMSUN 19 MAYIS tff.org
The club finished runners-up for the 2. Lig crown in 1968–69, but then yo-yoed between the top two divisions until 1993. The club competed in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
in 1997 and 1998, and won the
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being t ...
in 1994.
History
First Years
Samsunspor stepped into professional leagues for the first time in the second football league, today's
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 ...
in the 1965–66 season. The opponent of Samsunspor, who played the first professional league match on September 5, 1965, was
Yeşildirek S.K.
Yeşildirek Spor Kulübü, is a Turkish football club from the Yeşildirek neighbourhood located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Homeground of the club is the İBB Yenikapı Facility, which has a capacity of 1,000. The club colors are y ...
Samsunspor won the match 1–0 with the goal scored by Nihat Serçeme. Thus Nihat made history as the player who scored Samsunspor's first league goal. In this first season of the league, Samsunspor became 5th in the White Group. The club also competed in the Turkish Cup that year. They reached round two after defeating Güneşspor in the first round, but would go on to lose 2–1 to Petrolspor.Pekin, Ce 1965–1966 – 4. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010 The following season was more successful, as the club placed second in the 2. Lig, six points behind champion
Bursaspor
Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.
In th ...
.Sivritepe, Erdin 1966–1967 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010 In the Turkish Cup, the club reached the semi-finals, defeating
Konyaspor
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium ...
,
Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Adana, currently performing at the TFF First League. The club is founded in 1954 by the middle-class merchants and artisans in response to the alienation within city's then most popular c ...
,
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
, and Fenerbahçe along the way. They met Göztepe in the semi-finals, eventually losing 5–2 on aggregate. Samsunspor finished second in the 2. Lig and were knocked out in the first round of the Turkish Cup in 1967–68.Sivritepe, Erdin 1967–1968 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010Pekin, Ce turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010
The club earned their first promotion to the 1. Lig (
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 ...
) in 1969. They finished first in the Beyaz Grup (White Group) of the 2. Lig, six points ahead of runners-up
Boluspor
Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.Ankaragücü beat Samsunspor 1–0 in the final.Pekin, Ce 1968–1969 Türkiye 2. Ligi turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010 Samsunspor finished fifth in their first season in the 1. Lig, five points away from securing a spot in the
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being t ...
. The club finished with a record of eleven wins, nine draws, and ten losses, while scoring 24 goals and allowing 28.Sivritepe, Erdin 1969–1970 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010 Samsunspor finished tenth the following season and were knocked out of the first round of the Turkish Cup for the second year in a row.Sivritepe, Erdin turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010Pekin, Ce turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010
After competing in first tier for five seasons, Samsunspor completed the league in the 15th place with 24 points in the 1974–75 season and relegated to the 2nd Football League. Upon this, coach
Basri Dirimlili
Basri Dirimlili (7 June 1929 – 14 September 1997), nicknamed Mehmetcik Basri, was a Turkish football player.
Career
Born in Dârstor, Romania (now Silistra, Bulgaria), Dirimlili began playing football for Eskişehir Demirspor. He transferre ...
was dismissed and Kamuran Soykıray was brought back to the team.
1975-76 Football League season Soykıray again made the club White Group leader and Samsunspor has moved to the First Football League. In the same season, Samsunspor won Ministry of Youth and Sports Cup after Bursaspor II was defeated 2–1.
Golden Ages
In the Mid-1980s, Samsunspor has achieved some of its major successes in the first tier of Turkish Football. After the promotion from second tier in 1984–85, Samsunspor finished First League at 3rd place with 33 goals scored by
Tanju Çolak
Tanju Çolak (born 10 November 1963 in Samsun) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
He made his debut for Samsun Yolspor. From there he was transferred to Samsunspor in 1981 where he was the top scorer in both t ...
in 1985–86 season. The next season, the club had one of the best season in its history. Ranking again 3rd in the league where Tanju Çolak scored 25 goals, the team rose to the semi-finals in the Federation Cup. The next season, Samsunspor finished the league in fourth place and reached the final in the
Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...
. Until the cup final, Nevşehirspor,
Uşakspor
Uşakspor was a Turkish football club located in Uşak. They play their home games at 1 Eylül Stadium in Uşak. The club was founded in 1967 and played in Second League between 1967–1968, 1970–1975, 1982–1983, 1987–1988, 2005–2007. It ...
,
Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish ...
and
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 ...
were eliminated but lost to
Sakaryaspor
Sakaryaspor Kulübü Derneği is a Turkish professional football club, formed in 1965 after the merger of ''Adapazarı Gençlerbirliği'', ''Adapazarı İdman Yurdu'', ''Güneşspor'' and ''Ada Gençlik''. The club is better known as Sakaryaspor. ...
as a result of the two-legged final.
Accident
On 20 January 1989, while traveling to
Malatya
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to face
Malatyaspor
Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football. Previously their colors were yellow and black (prior to 1984). They played in First League for 11 seasons. They are the first team located in Eas ...
, Samsunspor were involved in a bus accident. The accident killed three players, two coaches, and seriously injured seven other team members. Among the players killed were
Mete Adanır
Mete Adanır (14 November 1961 – 20 January 1989) was a Turkish Cypriot football forward who played for clubs in England and Turkey.
Career
Born in Limassol, Cyprus, Adanır began playing youth football for local side Doğan Türk Birliği. He ...
and
Muzaffer Badalıoğlu
Muzaffer Badalıoğlu (13 November 1960 – 20 January 1989) was a Turkish footballer who last played as a defender for Samsunspor, and also appeared for the Turkey national football team.
The Samsunspor team bus was involved in a traffic accide ...
; Zoran Tomić fell into a coma for six months before dying in his native
. Manager Nuri Asan and the bus driver were also killed. Of the players who were injured, two continued playing. Emin Kar, captain of Samsunspor, was left paralyzed after the event. Fatih Uraz, then starting goalkeeper of Samsunspor and the
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ...
, broke a
vertebra
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in his back. He made a return to football, but was unable to regain a starting place at either national or club level.
Promotions and Relegations
Samsunspor took place in the first tier again in the 1993–94 season and it was in the league continuously for thirteen seasons. The club finished the league at 5th position and run to semi-finals in
Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...
at their comeback season. In both 1994-95 and 1995–96 seasons Samsunspor finished the first League 8th place and run to semi-finals in Turkish Cup Again. 1996-97 Season finished in the 9th place in the first managerial season of
Gheorghe Mulțescu
Gheorghe Mulțescu (; born 13 November 1951) is a Romanian professional football manager and a former football player.
Club career
Gheorghe Mulțescu made his Divizia A debut playing for Jiul Petroșani in a 0–0 against Crișul Oradea. He p ...
but played in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
with a minor success. Samsunspor relegated from first tier, it's now
Super Lig
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in 2005–06 season after finishing the league at 17th place. Between 2006 and 2011, Samsunspor competed in second tier now
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 ...
until succeed a promotion after being a runner-up behind the league champion
Mersin İdman Yurdu
Mersin Talim Yurdu, formerly Mersin İdman Yurdu, is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team pl ...
. Unfortunately, Samsunspor relegated again after a season in the first tier. In the 2017–18 season, the club relegated to the third tier,
TFF Second League
TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continuation of the then second lev ...
for the first time in its history.
On the way back from an away match in February 2012, two players were injured when the team coach was struck by a train on a level crossing.
Supporters
Samsunspor's main ultra group who go by the name, Şirinler (Smurfs) are well known for their ‘flare march’. Hundreds and sometimes thousands of Şirinler meet up at Çiftlik Avenue and walk to the 19 Mayis stadium with flares, turning the city red and creating an intense atmosphere.SAMSUNSPOR turkish-football.com (English) accessed 29 May 2010
Honours
*
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 ...
TFF Second League
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**Winners (1): 2019-20
*
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being t ...
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 ...
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 ...
TFF Second League
TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continuation of the then second lev ...
Samsunspor competed in European competition for the first time in 1993. The club took part in the last edition of the Balkans Cup, defeating
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad was a Bulgarian professional football club based in Blagoevgrad.
History Makedonska slava
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before facing
PAS Giannina
PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...
in the final. The first leg took place in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
, which Samsunspor won 3–0. The second leg took place in Turkey, where Samsunspor sealed the championship with a 2–0 win.Balkans Cup 1980–94 rsssf.com, accessed 20 July 2010 The club competed in the
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
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after finishing in ninth place.Sivritepe, Erdin 1996–1997 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010 They were drawn into Group 6 alongside
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...
,
FBK Kaunas
Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas.
History
Banga Kaunas (1960–1993)
Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...
Odense Boldklub
Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...
. Samsunspor finished second with nine points and were unable to advance.UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 rsssf.com, accessed 20 July 2010 The club qualified for the
Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
again the following season. Drawn against
Danish
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club
Lyngby Boldklub
Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...
, Samsunspor took a 3–0 lead in the first leg. The club faced a scare in the second leg, advancing by one goal on aggregate after losing the match 1–3. They faced
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club
Crystal Palace F.C.
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in the second round, beating the club four to nil on aggregate. Samsunspor were knocked out of the cup in the semi-finals after losing 6–0 at the hands of
Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
:
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being t ...
Basri Dirimlili
Basri Dirimlili (7 June 1929 – 14 September 1997), nicknamed Mehmetcik Basri, was a Turkish football player.
Career
Born in Dârstor, Romania (now Silistra, Bulgaria), Dirimlili began playing football for Eskişehir Demirspor. He transferre ...
(Jul 1969 – Feb 1970)
*
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
, ''Lefteris Antoniadis''; 22 December 1925 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish professional footballer of Greek descent, who played as a forward. He is often recognized as one of the greatest strikers to play for Fenerbahçe and Turkey. Having won ...
(Feb 1970 – Jul 1970)
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Turgay Şeren
Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches at the 19 ...
Basri Dirimlili
Basri Dirimlili (7 June 1929 – 14 September 1997), nicknamed Mehmetcik Basri, was a Turkish football player.
Career
Born in Dârstor, Romania (now Silistra, Bulgaria), Dirimlili began playing football for Eskişehir Demirspor. He transferre ...
Fevzi Zemzem
Fevzi Zemzem (27 June 1941 – 21 March 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a striker for Göztepe and the Turkey national team.
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Zemzem played for Göztepe for his entire fourteen-year professional care ...
Yılmaz Vural
Yılmaz Vural (born 1 January 1953) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder for Hacettepe and Sivasspor in the 1970s.
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He is most known for his aggressive coaching style. Vural managed most of the clubs ...
Özkan Sümer
Özkan Sümer (20 November 194022 December 2020) was a Turkish footballer and coach. He played as defender in Trabzonspor (and later coached the same club), Galatasaray SK, and the Turkey national football team. He also served as president of Tra ...
(Oct 1991 – Mar 1992)
* Zeynel Soyuer (Jul 1992 – Jun 1993)
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Gheorghe Mulțescu
Gheorghe Mulțescu (; born 13 November 1951) is a Romanian professional football manager and a former football player.
Club career
Gheorghe Mulțescu made his Divizia A debut playing for Jiul Petroșani in a 0–0 against Crișul Oradea. He p ...
(Jul 1993 – Jan 1997)
*
Horst Hrubesch
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Metin Türel
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(Sep 1998 – Jun 1999)
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Erdoğan Arıca
Erdoğan Arıca (24 July 1954 – 10 April 2012) was a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and coach. As a footballer, he played defender. He was also the brother of the singer Soner Arıca and the nephew of Kadir İnanır.
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Arıc ...
(Jul 1999 – Jun 2000)
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Bülent Ünder
Bülent Ünder (born 16 April 1949) is a Turkish former professional football player and manager.
Playing career
Born Istanbul, Turkey, Ünder played his entire career for Galatasaray. He played eight seasons for his club. His team won the Tu ...
Gheorghe Mulțescu
Gheorghe Mulțescu (; born 13 November 1951) is a Romanian professional football manager and a former football player.
Club career
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Ertuğrul Sağlam
Ertuğrul Sağlam (born 19 November 1969) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player.
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(July 2003 – June 2005)
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Erdoğan Arıca
Erdoğan Arıca (24 July 1954 – 10 April 2012) was a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and coach. As a footballer, he played defender. He was also the brother of the singer Soner Arıca and the nephew of Kadir İnanır.
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Arıc ...
(Sept 2003 – June 2004)
* Şaban Yıldırım (July 2005 – Sept 2005)
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Erdoğan Arıca
Erdoğan Arıca (24 July 1954 – 10 April 2012) was a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and coach. As a footballer, he played defender. He was also the brother of the singer Soner Arıca and the nephew of Kadir İnanır.
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Levent Eriş
Levent Eriş (born 17 September 1962) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player.
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(Sept 2006 – March 2007)
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Mustafa Uğur
Mustafa Uğur (born 19 January 1963) is a Turkish football manager and former player.
Coaching career
In 2009 Uğur obtained a UEFA Pro License
UEFA, the governing body for football in Europe, mandates several coaching licences for professio ...
(March 2007– August 2007)
* Yücel İldiz (Aug 2007 – Jan 2008)
* Muhammet Dilaver ''(interim)'' (Jan 2008 – Feb 2008)
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Orhan Kapucu
Orhan Kapucu (born 29 September 1959, in Batman) is a Turkish former footballer and most recently the manager of Batman Petrolspor.
Club career
Kapucu played for Fenerbahçe S.K., Diyarbakırspor, Samsunspor and Malatyaspor in the Turkish S ...
Vladimir Petković
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(July 2011 – Jan 2012)
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Mesut Bakkal
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He played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabü ...
(Jan 2012 – May 2012)
* Tarkan Demirhan (May 2012 – Aug 2012)
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Erhan Altın
Erhan Altın (born 28 August 1956) is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Kocaelispor.
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Altin had managed Çanspor (1996–1997) and Kocaelispor (2009). Before retiring in 1990, he also played profe ...
(Aug 2012 – Oct 2013)
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Ümit Özat
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Club career
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* Engin Korukır (Feb 2016 – Sep 2016)
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Osman Özköylü
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He played for Aydınspor (1990–1993), Trabzonspor (1993–2002), Samsunspor (2002–2004), Kayserispor (2004), Kocaelispor (2004–2005), Etimesgu ...
(Oct 2016 – May 2017)
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Alpay Özalan
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(Aug 2017 – Sep 2017)
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Engin İpekoğlu
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He began his football career with Prater SV, an Austrian team, in 1978. He transferred to ...
(Oct 2017 – Feb 2018)
* Besim Durmuş (Feb 2018 – Jun 2018)
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Taner Taşkın
Taner Taşkın (born 27 October 1972) is a retired Turkish football defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scori ...
Ertuğrul Sağlam
Ertuğrul Sağlam (born 19 November 1969) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player.
Playing career
As a player, he scored 11 goals in 30 appearances for Turkey, and was selected for the Euro 1996 squad. He began his ...
(Nov 2019– June 2021)
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Mehmet Altıparmak
Mehmet Altıparmak (born 1 May 1969) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. As a footballer, Altıparmak played as a midfielder.
Career
Altıparmak was a footballer throughout the pro and semi-pro divisions in Turkey. A j ...
(June 2021– Oct 2021)
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Fuat Çapa
Fuat Çapa (born 15 August 1968) is a Turkish football manager.
Career
Çapa coached in Belgium before moving on to Turkey. His career in Belgium spanned four years as he held positions with K.V. Turnhout, K. Patro Maasmechelen, K. Beringen-Heu ...
(Oct 2021– May 2022)
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Bayram Bektaş
Bayram Bektaş (born 10 February 1974) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former footballer. He is best known for his spell at Turkish side Beşiktaş. Used to play at midfield, Bektaş was able to adapt to attacking midfield or ...