Mesut Bakkal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Kırıkkale, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sakaryaspor (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1981 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| 1983–1993 | Denizlispor | 117 | (6) |
| 1990–1991 | → Afyonspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | İzmirspor | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1985 | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Denizlispor (youth) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Denizlispor (coach) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Ankaragücü (coach) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2008–2009 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2009 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2009–2010 | Manisaspor | ||
| 2010 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2011 | Ankaragücü | ||
| 2012 | Samsunspor | ||
| 2012–2013 | Karabükspor | ||
| 2013–2014 | Konyaspor | ||
| 2015 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2015 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
| 2016 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2017 | Kayserispor | ||
| 2017 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2018–2019 | Alanyaspor | ||
| 2019 | Bursaspor | ||
| 2020–2021 | Erzurumspor | ||
| 2022 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2022–2023 | Bandırmaspor | ||
| 2023–2024 | Amedspor | ||
| 2024– | Sakaryaspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player, currently coaching Sakaryaspor.
A midfielder, he played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabükspor, Manisaspor, and Samsunspor.[1] He was head coach of BB Erzurumspor until March 2021.
Career
[edit]Born in Kırıkkale to Circassian parents from Bilecik, Northwest Turkey,[2] Bakkal began playing football for local side Kırıkkalespor. He would later play for Denizlispor, Afyonspor, and İzmirspor before retiring from active play in 1994.
After his playing career ended, Bakkal became a football manager. He resigned as Gençlerbirliği's manager for the second time in his career, on 3 November 2008.[3]
In 2009 he received a UEFA Pro License.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile at TFF.org
- ^ Sever, H. (13 December 2009). "Denizlispor'da Çok Güzel Günlerim Geçti" [I spent a very good time with Denizlispor]. Sporx.com (in Turkish). Istanbul.
- ^ The round ball in Ankara: Bakkal Resigns
- ^ "Türkiye'deki ilk UEFA Pro-Lisans Güncelleme kursu başladı". Turkish Football Association. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mesut Bakkal at the Turkish Football Federation (as player)
- Mesut Bakkal coach profile at the Turkish Football Federation (as coach)
- Mesut Bakkal at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Mesut Bakkal coach profile at Soccerway
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Kırıkkale
- Turkish people of Circassian descent
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Denizlispor footballers
- Afyonkarahisarspor footballers
- İzmirspor footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Turkish football managers
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers
- Gaziantepspor managers
- Denizlispor managers
- Manisaspor managers
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- MKE Ankaragücü managers
- Samsunspor managers
- Kardemir Karabükspor managers
- Konyaspor managers
- Mersin Talim Yurdu managers
- Kayserispor managers
- Alanyaspor managers
- Bursaspor managers
- Amed S.F.K. managers
- Süper Lig managers
- TFF 1. Lig managers
- Sakaryaspor managers
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