Mesut Bakkal
Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a Turkish professional football manager and former midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Kırıkkale, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bursaspor (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) |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1985 | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabükspor, Manisaspor, and Samsunspor.[1] Most recently, he was head coach of Mersin İdmanyurdu.
Early life and career
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 2nd time in his career, on 3 November 2008.[3]
References
- 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
External links
- Mesut Bakkal at the Turkish Football Federation (as player)
- Mesut Bakkal coach profile at the Turkish Football Federation (as coach)
- Mesut Bakkal at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Mesut Bakkal coach profile at Soccerway
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