Naci Şensoy ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Nađi Šensoj, Нађи Шенсој; born 20 February 1958) is a Kosovar- Turkish

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Born to

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(modern

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), he moved to

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where he began his footballing career, where he played for

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Coaching career

Following his playing career, he begin his coaching career in Turkey, becoming assistant manager in Istanbulspor. Afterwards, he managed a couple of lower league Turkish clubs, before taking Azerbaijani

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. He managed a number of Bulgarian clubs, being

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the last in the succession. On July 2, 2011, he took charge of

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club

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, however after only a month, he left even before the season had started. Şensoy took over as head coach of

Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...

in October 2015, being credited with improving the fortunes for the team that was firmly rooted to the bottom of the

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standings at the time of his appointment. Under Şensoy's management, Pirin managed to avoid relegation at the end of the season.

References

1958 births Living people Footballers from Prizren Kosovan Turks Yugoslav people of Turkish descent Turkish people of Kosovan descent Men's association football midfielders Turkish men's footballers Kosovan men's footballers Manisaspor footballers Vanspor footballers Turkish football managers Kosovan football managers Turan Tovuz managers OFC Belasitsa Petrich managers PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad managers OFC Vihren Sandanski managers PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv managers FK BSK Borča managers KF Bylis managers FK Kukësi managers FK Pelister managers FK Makedonija G.P. managers Kategoria Superiore managers Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Kosovan expatriate football managers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate football managers in Azerbaijan Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria Kosovan expatriates in Bulgaria Expatriate football managers in Serbia Expatriate football managers in Albania Kosovan expatriates in Albania Expatriate football managers in North Macedonia Kosovan expatriates in North Macedonia Turkish expatriate football managers 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub