Hamza Hamzaoğlu (born 1 July 1970) is a Turkish professional coach and former

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, he is the assistant manager of Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab.

Club career

Hamzaoğlu began his career in 1988 with İzmirspor. In 1995, he transferred to Galatasaray as

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and

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, where he won the league two times, the

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and Super Cup one time. He left the club after 4 years and later played for Siirtspor, İstanbulspor, Yozgatspor and Konyaspor, before ending his career at Beylerbeyi in 2004.

International career

Hamzaoğlu represented the Turkey U21 national team from 1991 until 1993, making 9 appearances in the process. He also made one appearance for the senior Turkey national team in 1993.

Managerial career

Hamzaoğlu began his managerial career with Konyaspor in 2004 as the club's caretaker manager, but it wasn't until 2008 that he signed a full-time contract with Malatyaspor. He left Malatyaspor the following year for Eyüpspor and managed Denizlispor a year later. In 2011, he was appointed at Akhisarspor, helping them achieve promotion to the

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by winning the club's first ever major trophy, the 2011–12 TFF First League. Hamzaoğlu also became the assistant of

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in the Turkey national team the next year. On 28 November 2014, he was appointed as the new manager of Galatasaray on the same day Cesare Prandelli was released from his contract. He signed a five-month contract until the end of the season. Hamzaoğlu won the league and the cup in that season, and in the following the Super Cup. His contract got terminated on 18 November 2015. Hamzaoğlu was also awarded the Turkish Manager of the Year Award for the year 2015. He then managed Bursaspor, Osmanlıspor,

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and BB Erzurumspor. In November 2019, he became the new manager of Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği.

Managerial statistics

''Last updated 18 February 2022''

Honours

Player

Galatasaray *

: 1992–93, 1993–94 * Turkish Cup: 1993 * Turkish Super Cup: 1993 Konyaspor * TFF First League: 2002–03

Manager

Akhisarspor * TFF First League: 2011–12 Galatasaray *

: 2014–15 * Turkish Cup: 2014–15 * Turkish Super Cup:

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Individual

* Turkish Manager of the Year: 2015

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamzaoglu, Hamza 1970 births Living people Footballers from Komotini Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkish football managers Greek people of Turkish descent TFF 1. Lig players Süper Lig players İzmirspor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers İstanbulspor footballers Siirtspor footballers Alanyaspor footballers Yozgatspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Beylerbeyi S.K. footballers Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in football Men's association football midfielders Süper Lig managers Malatyaspor managers Eyüpspor managers Denizlispor managers Akhisarspor managers Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers Bursaspor managers Ankaraspor managers Antalyaspor managers Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers Kayserispor managers