İrfan Buz (born 15 April 1967) is a Turkish professional

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Early life

Buz moved to Germany in 1971 with his family, and graduated as a construction technician from the

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Playing career

Buz began playing amateur football with

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, before playing professional in Turkey. Buz joined

Sarıyer S.K. Sarıyer Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in Sarıyer, Istanbul. The football team plays in the TFF 1. Lig, the second tier of Turkish football. Sarıyer won the Balkans Cup in 1991–92 Balkans Cup, 1991–92 season against Romania ...

in the

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in 1989, but only made one appearance over two years.

Managerial career

After his footballing career, Buz began working as a

. He transitioned as player-manager for the amateur German club Barışspor Hackenberg. From 1999 to 2008, he served a youth coach for the

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. He managed the German club SpVg Olpe from 2009 to 2013 and got attention from the Turkish

. In 2013, he briefly joined FC Iserlohn 46/49 before moving to

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

. Buz was appointed manager of Bursaspor on 26 March 2014. He then went to manage Gençlerbirliği. He then spent a couple years at

Yeni Malatyaspor Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country. History Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its primary colo ...

, who he helped promoted to the Süper Lig in the 2016–17 season. In September 2017, he became the manager of

Osmanlıspor Sincan Belediyesi Ankaraspor Kulübü, commonly known as Ankaraspor (), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League. The club was known as Osmanlıspor ...

, who were relegated at the end of the season.

References

External links

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TFF Manager Profile
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Manager Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buz, İrfan 1967 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Turkish men's footballers Turkish emigrants to Germany Men's association football midfielders Sarıyer S.K. footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Istanbul Maltepespor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Turkish football managers Bursaspor managers Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers Yeni Malatyaspor managers Ankaraspor managers Samsunspor managers Kasımpaşa S.K. managers Giresunspor managers Şanlıurfaspor managers FK Velež Mostar managers Sakaryaspor managers Süper Lig managers TFF 1. Lig managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Turkish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Germany Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina 20th-century Turkish sportsmen