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Kenan Koçak

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Kenan Koçak (born 5 January 1981) is a Turkish football coach and a former player. He is currently serving as the head coach of TFF 1. Lig side Iğdır.[2]

Kenan Koçak
Koçak managing Waldhof Mannheim in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kenan Koçak[1]
Date of birth (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth Kayseri, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Iğdır (head coach)
Youth career
1999–2000 Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
2001–2002 DSV Leoben 0 (0)
2002–2003 Waldhof Mannheim 8 (0)
2003–2004 Austria Salzburg 2 (0)
2004 Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
2004–2006 Reutlingen 05 0 (0)
2006 ASV Durlach (0)
2006 1. FC Pforzheim 9 (2)
2006–2009 Waldhof Mannheim 6 (0)
2009–2010 Türkspor Mannheim
Managerial career
2009–2010 Türkspor Mannheim
2013–2016 Waldhof Mannheim
2016–2018 SV Sandhausen
2019–2021 Hannover 96
2024 Ankaragücü
2024–2025 SV Sandhausen
2026– Iğdır
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Koçak was a youth product of Waldhof Mannheim.[citation needed] He played sparsely for Waldhof Mannheim, Austria Salzburg, SSV Reutlingen, 1. FC Pforzheim, and finally as a player-manager for Türkspor Mannheim.[3]

Managerial career

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VfR Mannheim

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In the winter break of the 2010–11 season Kenan Koçak 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, Koçak reached second place with VfR Mannheim in the Verbandsliga Baden.[citation needed] 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.[6] In his first Oberliga season, Koçak's team finished in second place.[7] After the first half of the 2011–12 season, VfR Mannheim was even at the top of the Oberliga.[8] In the 2012–13 season, Mannheim finished in third place.[9] After this season, Koçak left the club and became manager of Waldhof Mannheim, which played in the Regionalliga Südwest at the time.[10]

Waldhof Mannheim

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Waldhof Mannheim hired Koçak on 7 June 2013[11] and had his first match on 29 July 2013 against SSV Ulm.[12] The final score was 4–2 for Waldhof Mannheim.[12] The club finished the 2013–14 season in fifth place.[13] In the following season, Waldhof Mannheim dropped down to 13th place.[14] Waldhof Mannheim won the Regionalliga Südwest during the 2015–16 season.[15] In the promotion play-off, they faced off against Sportfreunde Lotte.[16] The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw and the second leg ended in a 2–0 win for Lotte.[16] Koçak left Waldhof Mannheim on 3 July 2016 to become manager of SV Sandhausen.[17]

SV Sandhausen

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Koçak became manager of Sandhausen on 3 July 2016.[17] Kocak's debut match was a 2–2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[18] His first win with Sandhausen came on 22 August 2016 in a 2–1 win against SC Paderborn.[19] He was sacked on 8 October 2018.[20]

Hannover 96

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On 14 November 2019, Koçak was appointed as manager of Hannover 96.[2] He left at the end of the 2020–21 season.[21]

Turkey

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On 27 September 2021, Turkish Football Federation announced that Koçak joined in technical staff of Turkey as Assistant Coach to Stefan Kuntz.[1]

Ankaragücü

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On 18 September 2024, he started coaching the 1. Lig club Ankaragücü, until December 2024.[22]

Return to Sandhausen

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In December 2024, he returned to SV Sandhausen.[23] He left in April 2025.[24]

Managerial statistics

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As of 6 April 2025
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Waldhof Mannheim7 June 2013[11]3 July 2016[17] 10448263014894+54046.15 [13][14][15][16]
SV Sandhausen3 July 2016[17]8 October 2018[20] 822425339493+1029.27 [25]
Hannover 9614 November 2019[2]30 June 2021 572310249683+13040.35 [26]
Ankaragücü18 September 202420 December 2024 148242416+8057.14
SV Sandhausen28 December 20246 April 2025 132292125−4015.38
Total 27010565100383311+72038.89 —

References

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  1. 1 2 "Koçak ve Lichte, A Millî Takım teknik ekibine katıldı" [Koçak and Lichte joined in the Technical Staff of Turkey National Team] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Hannover findet Trainer: Kocak übernimmt". Kicker. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kenan Kocak » Vereinsspiele".
  4. ↑ "Kocak: Ich mache nicht alles allein - Lokalsport".
  5. ↑ "VfR - Saisonstatistiken". www.vfr-mannheim.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "VFR Mannheim feiert Oberliga-Aufstieg - Fotos".
  7. ↑ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2011/12 am 1. Spieltag - kicker online". Kicker. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2011/12 am 16. Spieltag - kicker online". Kicker. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2012/13 am 1. Spieltag - kicker online". Kicker. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW".
  11. 1 2 "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Waldhof Mannheim". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". Kicker. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Waldhof Mannheim " Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 ""Ideallösung" Koçak übernimmt Sandhausen". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Gordon schenkt der Fortuna einen Punkt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Kister köpft Sandhausen spät weiter" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Sandhausen stellt Kocak frei". Kicker. 8 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "Vertragsauflösung zum Saisonende: Hannover und Kocak gehen getrennte Wege". Kicker (in German). kicker. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "MKE Ankaragücü Kenan Koçak ile sözleşme imzaladı". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). beIN Sports. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Rückkehr perfekt: Kenan Kocak ist neuer SVS-Trainer". svs1916.de (in German). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "Kenan Kocak tritt zurück". svs1916.de (in German). 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "SV Sandhausen". kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Hannover 96". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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