Milan, 20 Oct. (LaPresse) – Sergen Yalçin is Turkey’s new national team manager, taking over from the sacked Vincenzo Montella. The Turkish Football Federation announced this following today’s Board of Directors’ meeting. The 53-year-old manager and his coaching staff have signed a four-year contract. Born in Istanbul on 5 November 1972, Sergen Yalçin was the first player to have played for all four of these major clubs: Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor. During his playing career, he won four league titles and two Turkish Cups with Beşiktaş, as well as two league titles and one Turkish Cup during his time at Galatasaray. He also made 37 appearances and scored five goals for the national team, representing Turkey at the 1996 and 2000 European Championships. As a manager, he has managed Gaziantepspor (on two occasions), Sivasspor, Kayserispor, Eskisehirspor, Konyaspor, Alanyaspor, Yeni Malatyaspor, Besiktas (twice) and Antalyaspor. In the 2020/21 season, at the helm of Besiktas, he won both the Süper Lig title and the Turkish Cup. With this achievement, he became the first and only person in Besiktas’ history to win the Süper Lig title both as a player and as a manager.
Football: Turkey, Sergen Yalçin appointed new national team manager
Milan, 20 Oct. (LaPresse) – Sergen Yalçin is Turkey’s new national team manager, taking over from the sacked Vincenzo Montella. The Turkish Football Federation announced this following today’s Board of Directors’ meeting. The 53-year-old manager and his coaching staff have signed a four-year contract. Born in Istanbul on 5 November 1972, Sergen Yalçin was the first player to have played for all four of these major clubs: Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor. During his playing career, he won four league titles and two Turkish Cups with Beşiktaş, as well as two league titles and one Turkish Cup during his time at Galatasaray. He also made 37 appearances and scored five goals for the national team, representing Turkey at the 1996 and 2000 European Championships. As a manager, he has managed Gaziantepspor (on two occasions), Sivasspor, Kayserispor, Eskisehirspor, Konyaspor, Alanyaspor, Yeni Malatyaspor, Besiktas (twice) and Antalyaspor. In the 2020/21 season, at the helm of Besiktas, he won both the Süper Lig title and the Turkish Cup. With this achievement, he became the first and only person in Besiktas’ history to win the Süper Lig title both as a player and as a manager.