ISTANBUL (TURKEY) (ITALPRESS) – Sergen Yalçın has been appointed the new head coach of Turkey’s national team. The Turkish Football Federation announced the appointment of the 53-year-old former player, the only footballer to have played for all four of Turkey’s major clubs: Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor.
Yalçın has been chosen to lead the team following the dismissal of Vincenzo Montella, who was sacked after Turkey’s defeat to Italy in Bologna in the Nations League, their fourth loss in as many matches.
Yalçın began his coaching career in Beşiktaş’s youth academy before going on to manage Gaziantepspor on two occasions, Sivasspor, Kayserispor, Eskişehirspor, Konyaspor, Alanyaspor, Yeni Malatyaspor, Beşiktaş twice and Antalyaspor.
In the 2020/21 season, he led Beşiktaş, a club he had previously coached, to victory in both the Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup.
With this achievement, he became the first and only figure in Beşiktaş’s history to win the Süper Lig title both as a player and as a coach.
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