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Erol Ates
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Konya, Turkey
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 GIF Sundsvall (manager)
Youth career
0000–2011 Inter Turku
2011–2012 TuTo
2012–2013 TPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
VG-62
PIF
ÅIFK
Raisio Futis
Managerial career
2019–2020 Inter Turku II
2021–2022 Inter Turku (assistant)
2024 JäPS
2024– GIF Sundsvall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024

Erol Ates (born 19 June 1993) is a Finnish-Turkish football manager and a former player, currently working as a manager of Superettan club GIF Sundsvall. Ates has completed the UEFA Pro coaching license in 2022.[1]

Early life

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Ates was born in Konya, Turkey. He was raised in Turkey until 2007, when his family relocated to Finland when he was 13 years old. They settled in Turku, where Ates started playing football in the youth sector of FC Inter Turku.[2]

Playing career

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Ates played in youth teams of Inter Turku, Turun Toverit (TuTo) and Turun Palloseura (TPS).[3] He played also for VG-62, Pargas IF, PiPS and Åbo IFK before switching to coaching.[2]

Coaching career

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Ates has worked as a youth coach for TPS, Vaasan Palloseura (VPS)[4] and ÅIFK.[5]

Inter Turku

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He returned to his former club Inter Turku as a youth coach in 2018. Since the beginning of 2019, he worked as a head coach of Inter Turku II academy team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.[6][7] During 2021–2022, Ates was an assistant coach of Inter Turku first team in Veikkausliiga. He left the club after the 2022 season.[8]

JäPS

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On 13 June 2023, after Jyrki Ahola had stepped down due to personal health reasons, it was announced that Ates was named the head coach of Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) on a two-year deal, starting in the 2024 season in new second-tier Ykkösliiga. It was also announced that first Ates will work for JäPS as a technical advisor for the remainder of the 2023 season.[1][9][10]

Since 2023, Ates has also worked for Naantali-based VG-62 for the coaching development in the club.[11]

GIF Sundsvall

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On 12 July 2024, Ates was named the head coach of GIF Sundsvall in Swedish Superettan.[12]

Managerial statistics

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As of 10 November 2024
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD W%
Inter Turku II Finland 1 January 2019 31 December 2020 38 25 6 7 98 39 +59 065.79
JäPS Finland 1 January 2024 11 July 2024 22 6 7 9 36 43 −7 027.27
GIF Sundsvall Sweden 12 July 2024 present 17 7 4 6 18 16 +2 041.18
Total 77 38 17 22 152 97 +55 049.35

References

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  1. ^ a b JäPSin valmennustiimiin uusi vahvistus, Keski-Uusimaa, 13 June 2023
  2. ^ a b Jälkipeli: FC Interin Erol Ates on paljon vartijana, Aamuset, aamuset.fi, 31 January 2020
  3. ^ TPS:N A- JA B-JUNIORIT EDELLEEN TAPPIOITTA, fc.tps.fi, 22 May 2012
  4. ^ Kolme uutta päätoimista valmentajaa VPS Junioreihin, vpsjuniorit.fi, 4 November 2016
  5. ^ Erol återvänder hem - Erol palaa kotiin!, aifk.fi, 5 July 2017
  6. ^ FC Inter teki elintärkeän jatkosopimuksen – päävalmentaja José Riveiro jatkaa myös ensi kaudella, suomifutis.com, 25 September 2020
  7. ^ FC Inter vill att barnen får lysa, abounderrattelser.fi, 15 November 2019
  8. ^ VALMENTAJATIIMIIN MUUTOKSIA KAUDELLE 2023, fcinter.fi, 25 October 2022
  9. ^ Timo Kettunen vetää JäPS:n kauden loppuun – Erol Ates ottaa ohjat vuonna 2024˝, pallotv.fi, 16 June 2023
  10. ^ Erol Ates odottaa kovia otteluja jo Ykkösliigacupista – JäPS aloittaa Ykkösliigan 13. huhtikuuta Seinäjoella, Keski-Uusimaa, 25 January 2024
  11. ^ Esittelyssä valmentajien koulutusvastaava Erol Ates˝, vg-62, 12 February 2024
  12. ^ Erol Ates ny huvudtränare i GIF Sundsvall, gifsundsvall.se
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