Tayfun Korkut

Tayfun Korkut
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-02) 2 April 1974
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Manager)
Youth career
1986–1994 Stuttgarter Kickers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Stuttgarter Kickers 14 (0)
1995–2000 Fenerbahçe 145 (12)
2000–2003 Real Sociedad 78 (9)
2003–2004 Espanyol 21 (0)
2004–2005 Beşiktaş 16 (1)
2005–2006 Gençlerbirliği 13 (1)
Total 287 (23)
National team
1995 Turkey U21 3 (1)
1995–2003 Turkey 42 (1)
Teams managed
2007–2008 Real Sociedad U19
2009–2010 1899 Hoffenheim U17
2011–2012 VfB Stuttgart U19
2012–2013 Turkey (assistant)
2013–2015 Hannover 96
2016– 1. FC Kaiserslautern

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Tayfun Korkut (born 2 April 1974) is a Turkish football manager and former player who currently coaches 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

International career

Korkut has 42 caps and 1 goal for the Turkish national team.[1] He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.[2]

International goal

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2001 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Azerbaijan 1–0 3–0 2002 World Cup qualifier

Managerial career

Early career

Korkut worked as a coach for Real Sociedad U19, 1899 Hoffenheim U17 and VfB Stuttgart U19 before serving as an assistant coach for the Turkish national team.[3][4] He received the UEFA Pro License from the Cologne Sports Academy.[3]

Hannover 96

He was appointed as the head coach of Hannover 96 on 31 December 2013.[5] He became the second Turkish Bundesliga head coach ever, after Özcan Arkoç.[6] He was sacked on 20 April 2015.[7] His final match was a 4–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.[7] He finished with a record of 15 wins, 11 draws, and 22 losses.[8]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 17 June 2016, he was selected as the head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]

Personal life

Korkut is fluent in Turkish, German, Spanish and English.[6]

Career statistics

International

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Turkey 199510
199660
199760
199840
199950
200060
200171
200220
200350
Total421

Managerial record

As of 20 April 2015
Team From To Record
M W D L Win % Ref
Hannover 31 December 2013[5] 20 April 2015[7] 48 15 11 22 31.25 [8]
Kaiserslautern17 June 2016[9]Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 48 15 11 22 31.25

References

  1. ↑ "Turkey – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  2. ↑ "TAYFUN KORKUT - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Çok özel bir yardımcı: Tayfun Korkut" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Türke Korkut wird Slomka-Nachfolger" (in German). bild.de. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Tayfun Korkut neuer Trainer bei Hannover 96". Die Welt (in German). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Hannover appoint Tayfun Korkut as new head coach". dw.de. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Hannover 96 wirft Trainer Korkut raus" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Hannover 96" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Korkut will "wieder mehr Begeisterung entfachen"" (in German). kicker. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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