Fethi Demircan

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Fethi Demircan
Personal information
Full name Fethi Demircan
Date of birth (1938-06-20) June 20, 1938 (age 84)
Place of birth Elazığ, Turkey
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
İskenderun Karagücü
Managerial career
1973–1974 Elazığspor
1975–1976 Galatasaray
1977–1978 Galatasaray
1978–1979 Boluspor
1979–1980 Kocaelispor
1980–1981 Bursaspor
1981–1982 Düzcespor
1982 Turkey
1982–1983 Kocaelispor
1984–1986 Samsunspor
1986 Eskişehirspor
1986–1988 Çaykur Rizespor
1991 Malatyaspor
1991–1992 Sakaryaspor
1994 Düzcespor
1996 Erzurumspor
1997 Soma Linyitspor
1997–1998 Maltepespor
1998–1999 Ispartaspor
2001 Ayazağaspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fethi Demircan (born 20 June 1938) is a Turkish professional football manager.

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Managerial career

Demircan had a 60-year career in football, mostly in his native Turkey. While in military service, Demircan was an amateur footballer for İskenderun Karagücü. İstanbulspor attempted to sign him professionally, but Demircan had mandatory duty and vowed to manage since he wasn't able to play. He began his managerial career with Elazığspor in 1973, before leaving to study in a Hungarian sports academy. He then went to England for language education, and studied sports physiology. While in England, he became a coach with West Ham United. He then received an offer to manage Galatasaray in 1975, and in his stint there won the Turkish Cup in 1976 and came second in the Süper Lig. [1]

He then had spells in Kocaelispor, Bursaspor, and Düzcespor before managing the Turkey national football team in 1982. He continued coach in Turkey until 2001, wherein he started managing amateur teams. Throughout his career, he managed players such as Fatih Terim, Şenol Güneş, Tanju Çolak, and Metin Tekin. [2]

Honours

Galatasaray

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References

  1. Kulak, Aydın. "FUTBOLA ADANMIŞ DESTANSI BİR ÖMÜR: FETHİ DEMİRCAN (1)". www.emekliassubaylar.org.
  2. "Güneş'ten Terim'e, Tanju'dan Metin'e; Fethi Demircan öğrencilerini anlattı". www.aa.com.tr.