Skip to content
MONTEGRE
Sign in
BREAKING
/Latin Billboard Music Awards 2026 set for October 22 in Miami/Meta Reveals Zuckerberg Threatened to Leave California Over Billionaire Wealth Tax/Sergen Yalçın appointed Turkey national team coach on four-year deal/US congressional nominee Brad Lander detained during West Bank olive harvest, released hours later/Antonelli Can Seal Youngest F1 Title in Austin This Weekend/Chilean lawmaker demands explanations for 56 sentence reductions for child sex offenders/Latin Billboard Music Awards 2026 set for October 22 in Miami/Meta Reveals Zuckerberg Threatened to Leave California Over Billionaire Wealth Tax/Sergen Yalçın appointed Turkey national team coach on four-year deal/US congressional nominee Brad Lander detained during West Bank olive harvest, released hours later/Antonelli Can Seal Youngest F1 Title in Austin This Weekend/Chilean lawmaker demands explanations for 56 sentence reductions for child sex offenders

Sergen Yalçın appointed Turkey national team coach on four-year deal

The Turkish Football Federation named former Beşiktaş coach Sergen Yalçın as its 48th head coach.

Sources: Çağdaş Kocaeli, Sakarya Gazetesi, Dünya (Business), Afyon Türkeli Gazetesi and 1 more5 sources ↓|· 1 min read
Sergen Yalçın appointed Turkey national team coach on four-year deal
Photo: Çağdaş Kocaeli

KEY POINTS

  • Sergen Yalçın signed a four-year deal to coach Turkey
  • He is the 48th coach and 27th Turkish manager in the team's history
  • He won the league and cup with Beşiktaş in 2020-2021
  • He earned 37 caps and scored five goals as a player

The Turkish Football Federation has appointed Sergen Yalçın as head coach of the national team following Vincenzo Montella's departure. The 53-year-old becomes the 48th coach in the team's 103-year history and the 27th Turkish manager to hold the post.

Yalçın signed a four-year contract after positive talks, though an official announcement awaited the federation's board meeting on Tuesday, 20 October.

“Sergen Yalçın, Millilerin 103 yıllık tarihindeki 48'inci teknik direktörü oldu.”

— Sakarya Gazetesi

He previously coached Beşiktaş, where he won the 2020-2021 Süper Lig and Turkish Cup. Across 286 matches as a coach he recorded 124 wins, 72 draws and 90 losses.

As a player, Yalçın earned 37 caps and scored five goals, representing Turkey at Euro 1996 and Euro 2000. Şenol Güneş was the last Turkish coach in the role, in 2021.

READ THE FULL STORYat Çağdaş Kocaeli

4 more sources below

TOPICS

#Football#Transfer

COMMENTS (0)

0/2000

No comments yet. Be the first.

RELATED STORIES

Sports5 sources

Bournemouth beats Milan 3-0 in Europa League

Bournemouth secured a 3-0 victory over Milan in the Europa League league phase.

Sports4 sources

Boca Juniors and Atlético Mineiro to Meet in Copa Sudamericana Final in Barranquilla

The two clubs will decide the 2026 Copa Sudamericana title in a single-match final at the Roberto Meléndez stadium in Colombia.

Sports6 sources

Chargers fall to 0-6 after 22-6 loss to Chiefs, offense under fire

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh says everything, especially offense, must be addressed after another blowout defeat.

This page was compiled with AI assistance from the outlets named above and passed an automated language check before publication. Montegre has no reporters of its own; the byline names the outlets the story was compiled from. Method and editorial standards