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Kenan Koçak
Koçak managing Waldhof Mannheim in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kenan Koçak[1]
Date of birth (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Kayseri, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ankaragücü (head coach)
Youth career
1999–2000 Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
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 ASV Durlach (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
2021–2023 Turkey (assistant)
2024– Ankaragücü
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenan Koçak (born 5 January 1981) is a Turkish football coach and a former player. He is currently serving as the head coach of TFF 1. Lig side Ankaragücü.[2]

Playing career

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Koçak 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

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VfR Mannheim

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In 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

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Waldhof 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

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Koçak 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

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On 14 November 2019, Koçak was appointed as manager of Hannover 96.[2] He left at the end of the 2020–21 season.[22]

Turkey

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On 27 September 2021, Turkish Football Federation announced that Koçak joined in technical staff of Turkey as Assistant Coach to Stefan Kuntz.[1]

Ankaragücü

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On September 18, 2024, he started coaching the 1. Lig club Ankaragücü.[23]

Managerial statistics

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As of 23 May 2021
Team From To Record
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 +54 046.15 [14][15][16][17]
SV Sandhausen 3 July 2016[18] 8 October 2018[21] 82 24 25 33 94 93 +1 029.27 [24]
Hannover 96 14 November 2019[2] 30 June 2021 57 23 10 24 96 83 +13 040.35 [25]
Total 243 95 61 87 338 270 +68 039.09

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Hannover findet Trainer: Kocak übernimmt". kicker.de. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Kenan Kocak » Vereinsspiele".
  4. ^ "Kocak: Ich mache nicht alles allein - Lokalsport".
  5. ^ "VfR - Saisonstatistiken". www.vfr-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Verbandsliga Nordbaden 10/11 - Baden - FuPa".
  7. ^ "VFR Mannheim feiert Oberliga-Aufstieg - Fotos".
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW".
  12. ^ a b "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Waldhof Mannheim". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  17. ^ a b c "Waldhof Mannheim " Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  18. ^ a b c d ""Ideallösung" Koçak übernimmt Sandhausen". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Gordon schenkt der Fortuna einen Punkt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Kister köpft Sandhausen spät weiter" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  21. ^ a b "Sandhausen stellt Kocak frei". kicker.de. 8 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Vertragsauflösung zum Saisonende: Hannover und Kocak gehen getrennte Wege". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  23. ^ "MKE Ankaragücü Kenan Koçak ile sözleşme imzaladı". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). beIN Sports. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  24. ^ "SV Sandhausen". kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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