Kenan Koçak (born 5 January 1981) is a Turkish football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Turkey national football team.[2]
![]() Koçak managing Waldhof Mannheim in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenan Koçak[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Kayseri, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | DSV Leoben | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Austria Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
2004 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Reutlingen 05 | 0 | (0) |
2006 | 1. FC Pforzheim | 9 | (2) |
2006–2009 | Waldhof Mannheim | 6 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Türkspor Mannheim | ||
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Türkspor Mannheim | ||
2013–2016 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
2016–2018 | SV Sandhausen | ||
2019–2021 | Hannover 96 | ||
2021– | Turkey (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
editKoçak was a youth product of Waldhof Mannheim.[citation needed] He played sparsely for Waldhof Mannheim, Austria Salzburg, SSV Reutlingen, 1. FC Pforzheim, and finally as a player-manager for Türkspor Mannheim.[3]
Managerial career
editVfR Mannheim
editIn the winter break of the 2010–11 season Kenan Koçak became manager of VfR Mannheim.[4] In his first competitive match as coach, his team was able to knock out the local rival of Waldhof Mannheim in the quarter-final of the Baden Cup.[5] In the regular season, Koçak reached second place with VfR Mannheim in the Verbandsliga Baden.[6] In the promotion play-off, his team faced FV Ravensburg. The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw. The second match was won by Mannheim with 2–0. As a result, Mannheim reached the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.[7] In his first Oberliga season, Koçak's team finished in second place.[8] After the first half of the 2011–12 season, VfR Mannheim was even at the top of the Oberliga.[9] In the 2012–13 season, Mannheim finished in third place.[10] After this season, Koçak left the club and became manager of Waldhof Mannheim, which played in the Regionalliga Südwest at the time.[11]
Waldhof Mannheim
editWaldhof Mannheim hired Koçak on 7 June 2013[12] and had his first match on 29 July 2013 against SSV Ulm.[13] The final score was 4–2 for Waldhof Mannheim.[13] The club finished the 2013–14 season in fifth place.[14] In the following season, Waldhof Mannheim dropped down to 13th place.[15] Waldhof Mannheim won the Regionalliga Südwest during the 2015–16 season.[16] In the promotion play-off, they faced off against Sportfreunde Lotte.[17] The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw and the second leg ended in a 2–0 win for Lotte.[17] Koçak left Waldhof Mannheim on 3 July 2016 to become manager of SV Sandhausen.[18]
SV Sandhausen
editKoçak became manager of Sandhausen on 3 July 2016.[18] Kocak's debut match was a 2–2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[19] His first win with Sandhausen came on 22 August 2016 in a 2–1 win against SC Paderborn.[20] He was sacked on 8 October 2018.[21]
Hannover 96
editOn 14 November 2019, Koçak was appointed as manager of Hannover 96.[2] He left at the end of the 2020–21 season.[22]
Turkey
editOn 27 September 2021, Turkish Football Federation announced that Koçak joined in technical staff of Turkey as Assistant Coach to Stefan Kuntz.[1]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 23 May 2021
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
Waldhof Mannheim | 7 June 2013[12] | 3 July 2016[18] | 104 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 148 | 94 | +54 | 46.15 | [14][15][16][17] |
SV Sandhausen | 3 July 2016[18] | 8 October 2018[21] | 82 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 94 | 93 | +1 | 29.27 | [23] |
Hannover 96 | 14 November 2019[2] | 30 June 2021 | 57 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 96 | 83 | +13 | 40.35 | [24] |
Total | 243 | 95 | 61 | 87 | 338 | 270 | +68 | 39.09 | — |
References
edit- ^ a b "Koçak ve Lichte, A Millî Takım teknik ekibine katıldı" [Koçak and Lichte joined in the Technical Staff of Turkey National Team] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hannover findet Trainer: Kocak übernimmt". kicker.de. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Kenan Kocak » Vereinsspiele".
- ^ "Kocak: Ich mache nicht alles allein - Lokalsport".
- ^ "VfR - Saisonstatistiken". www.vfr-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Verbandsliga Nordbaden 10/11 - Baden - FuPa".
- ^ "VFR Mannheim feiert Oberliga-Aufstieg - Fotos".
- ^ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2011/12 am 1. Spieltag - kicker online". www.kicker.de. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2011/12 am 16. Spieltag - kicker online". www.kicker.de. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2012/13 am 1. Spieltag - kicker online". www.kicker.de. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW".
- ^ a b "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Waldhof Mannheim". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Waldhof Mannheim " Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d ""Ideallösung" Koçak übernimmt Sandhausen". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Gordon schenkt der Fortuna einen Punkt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Kister köpft Sandhausen spät weiter" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Sandhausen stellt Kocak frei". kicker.de. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Vertragsauflösung zum Saisonende: Hannover und Kocak gehen getrennte Wege". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "SV Sandhausen". kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
External links
edit- Kenan Koçak at WorldFootball.net
- Kenan Koçak at Fussballdaten.de (in German)