Kenan Koçak
Turkish football manager (born 1981)
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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]
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Koçak managing Waldhof Mannheim in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenan Koçak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1981 | ||
| 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
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
VfR Mannheim
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
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
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
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
On 27 September 2021, Turkish Football Federation announced that Koçak joined in technical staff of Turkey as Assistant Coach to Stefan Kuntz.[1]
Ankaragücü
On 18 September 2024, he started coaching the 1. Lig club Ankaragücü, until December 2024.[22]
Return to Sandhausen
In December 2024, he returned to SV Sandhausen.[23] He left in April 2025.[24]
Managerial statistics
- As of 6 April 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Waldhof Mannheim | 7 June 2013[11] | 3 July 2016[17] | 104 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 148 | 94 | +54 | 46.15 | [13][14][15][16] |
| SV Sandhausen | 3 July 2016[17] | 8 October 2018[20] | 82 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 94 | 93 | +1 | 29.27 | [25] |
| Hannover 96 | 14 November 2019[2] | 30 June 2021 | 57 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 96 | 83 | +13 | 40.35 | [26] |
| Ankaragücü | 18 September 2024 | 20 December 2024 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 57.14 | |
| SV Sandhausen | 28 December 2024 | 6 April 2025 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 15.38 | |
| Total | 270 | 105 | 65 | 100 | 383 | 311 | +72 | 38.89 | — | ||
