Kenan Kocak

In the winter break of the 2010–11 season Kenan Kocak 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, Kocak 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, Kocak'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, Kocak left the club and became manager of Waldhof Mannheim, which played in the Regionalliga Südwest at the time.[11]

Waldhof Mannheim hired Kocak 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] Kocak left Waldhof Mannheim on 3 July 2016 to become manager of SV Sandhausen.[18]

Kocak 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]

On 14 November 2019, Kocak was appointed as manager of Hannover 96.[1]