Personal information | |||
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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.
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In 2009 he received a UEFA Pro License. [4]
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