Mustafa Denizli

Denizli was appointed manager of FK Khazar Lankaran on 3 December 2013, with a one-and-a-half year deal.[1] On 16 May 2014, Denizli terminated his contract with Khazar.[2]

He also has worked outside Turkey with Alemannia Aachen in Germany, Pas and Persepolis in Iran and Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan. He managed the Turkish national team for four years and reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. On 23 December 2011, he returned to Persepolis but resigned at the end of the season. He spent 17 years with his hometown club Altay in İzmir, gaining a reputation as one of the best players in the position of attacking left forward in the league's history. On 9 October 2008 he signed a 1-year contract with Beşiktaş. On 30 May the club claimed its 13th Süper Lig title under his guidance. Denizli is the only one in Turkey who have won the national league with the ""three biggest"" football clubs; Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray as a manager. With 2008–09 league title, Denizli also clings to the achievement of being "the one and only Turkish coach Beşiktaş earned the league title with". 2 June 2010 According to a number of reports from Turkey, experienced gaffer Denizli has resigned as head coach of Süper Lig titans Beşiktaş due to medical reasons.[3]

On 19 November 2015, Galatasaray manager Hamza Hamzaoğlu left his position as a result of mutual agreement.[4] On 22 November 2015, Denizli said "Galatasaray's president called me. I am going to meet with him tomorrow, negotiating for managerial position" on TRT Spor broadcast.[5] A day later, Galatasaray's president Dursun Aydın Özbek met with Denizli at Point Hotel Beşiktaş, Istanbul and he said "I offered managerial position to Mustafa Denizli and he accepted in principle. We will sign the official contract in a few days" on the press conference. Denizli commented "I started my career's unforgettable success' here and I want close the parenthesis here."[6]

Before the signing, Denizli followed UEFA Champions League match, Galatasaray played with Atlético Madrid in Vicente Calderón Stadium. But in this match, the team was managed by Cláudio Taffarel as the interim manager.[7] On 26 November 2015, he signed a contract until June 2017 in Florya Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center.[8]

Denizli started his third term at Galatasaray with a 2–2 draw against Kasımpaşa in Süper Lig.[9] Team was beat Bursaspor with 3-0 in Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, which is his second match.[10] On 8 December 2015, team draw against 1-1 with FC Astana but they took third place in UEFA Champions League C Group and qualified for 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.[11] He said "This was the hardest 90 minutes of my career." after the game.[12] His last European match in 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup with Werder Bremen while he was a coach of Galatasaray until this match.[13]

Denizli as manager of Beşiktaş in 2010

His first derby was with Beşiktaş in Atatürk Olympic Stadium and Galatasaray lost 2-1 this match. Besides, this was first defeat of Denizli on third term.[14] After this, Galatasaray was met with Akhisar Belediyespor, impending Turkish Cup and beat in two matches.[15][16] Denizli went outside Istanbul with Kastamonuspor match since appointed of manager.[17] Denizli resigned from his duty on 1 March 2016.[18]

On 2 October 2018, Denizli was appointed as the head coach of Kasımpaşa.[19] Denizli resigned in May 2019 two weeks before the end of the season.[20]

Denizli was appointed as head coach of Tractor in June 2019.[21] One of his biggest successes during his career at Tractor FC, was winning the Persepolis–Tractor rivalry and when he was the head coach, Tractor defeated Persepolis after more than five years.[22][23] However, he was sacked on 7 December 2019 after a series of bad results, including a 4-2 home loss to Esteghlal.[24]

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Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 April 1977	Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey	Finland	1–0	1–2	Friendly
2.	28 October 1979	Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta	Malta	0–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying

As of 5 December 2019[27]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Galatasaray		1987	1989	99	60	22	17	060.61
Aachen		1989	1990	15	5	1	9	033.33
Galatasaray		1990	1992	77	47	14	16	061.04
Kocaelispor		1994	1996	81	34	24	23	041.98
Turkey		1996	2000	35	11	10	14	031.43
Fenerbahçe		2000	2001	66	40	8	18	060.61
Manisaspor		2003	2004	37	20	7	10	054.05
Pas Tehran		2004	2006	51	26	17	8	050.98
Persepolis		2006	2007	30	14	11	5	046.67
Beşiktaş		2008	2010	82	45	17	20	054.88
Persepolis		2011	2012	24	8	7	9	033.33
Rizespor		2012	2013	17	10	2	5	058.82
Khazar Lankaran		2013	2014	26	11	9	6	042.31
Galatasaray		2015	2016	22	11	6	5	050.00
Eskişehirspor		2017	2017	16	6	6	4	037.50
Kasımpaşa		2018	2019	32	11	6	15	034.38
Tractor		2019	2019	13	7	3	3	053.85
Total				723	366	170	187	050.62

Altay

• Türkiye Kupası: 1966–67, 1979–80

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 1987–88
• Türkiye Kupası: 1990–91
• Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: 1988, 1991

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 2000–01

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2008–09
• Türkiye Kupası: 2008–09

Çaykur Rizespor

• TFF First League: 2012–13

• 1 times top goalscorer (1979–80 at Altay)
• IFFHS's 11th best national team coach in the world: 2000