Fuat Çapa (born 15 August 1968) is a Turkish

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coach, and the director of football of

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Career

Çapa coached in

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before moving on to

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. His career in Belgium spanned four years as he held positions with K.V. Turnhout, K. Patro Maasmechelen, K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, Verbroedering Geel, and most recently VW Hamme. He is the first Turkish coach to receive a

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Pro Licence. On 29 May 2008 he was named the new head coach of Dutch club

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as the successor of Robert Maaskant. He temporarily managed Gençlerbirliği in the 2007–2008 season, and returned there in 2011. At the end of the 2012–2013 season, Gençlerbirliği S.K. chose not to retain him and he became head coach of newly promoted Kayseri Erciyesspor. In the second half of the league, Çapa left Erciyesspor and joined Antalyaspor for a few months. The following year, he joined Wil, but again did not last long there, as he was succeeded by Kevin Cooper.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capa, Fuat 1968 births Living people People from Emirdağ Turkish football managers Belgian football managers Turkish emigrants to Belgium K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen managers MVV Maastricht managers Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers Belgian people of Turkish descent Süper Lig managers K.V. Turnhout managers K.F.C. Vigor Wuitens Hamme managers