Ersun Yanal

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Ersun Yanal
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Personal information
Full name Kazım Ersun Yanal
Date of birth (1961-12-17) 17 December 1961 (age 60)
Place of birth Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Club information
Current team
 Antalyaspor (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
1996 Denizlispor
1997–1998 Yeni Salihlispor
1998–1999 Denizlispor
2000–2002 Ankaragücü
2002–2004 Gençlerbirliği
2004–2005 Turkey
2005–2007 Manisaspor
2007–2009 Trabzonspor
2012–2013 Eskişehirspor
2013–2014 Fenerbahçe
2014–2015 Trabzonspor
2016–2017 Trabzonspor
2018–2020 Fenerbahçe
2020– Antalyaspor

Kazım Ersun Yanal (Turkish pronunciation: [eɾˈsun ˈjanaɫ], born 17 December 1961) is a Turkish football coach who last managed Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. His style has always been attacking football doubled up with tactics unprecedented in Turkish Football, featuring a new scientific understanding of the game. He enjoys a very respectable place amongst Turkish coaches having only won a single title.

Managerial career[]

2000–2013[]

Under Yanal's managership, Ankaragücü has seen two successive seasons, becoming 6th in the 2000–01 season and 4th in the 2001–02 season. He reached the 4th round of the UEFA cup with Gençlerbirliği and was knocked out by eventual champions Valencia 2–1 on aggregate after extra-time in the second leg. He also twice lost the final of the Turkish Cup to Trabzonspor in 2003 and 2004.[1] In April 2004 he was appointed as head coach of the Turkish National Team. Yanal's tactics showed their fruit immediately as Turkey won the Friendships Cup after beating Australia 3–1 and 1–0. Yanal's successful run was ended by South-Korea after a 2–1 defeat. His job was to secure qualification for the 2006 World Cup but despite being on target to achieving this goal, sitting in second place in the qualifying group, he was dismissed in June 2005 to be replaced by Fatih Terim, who couldn't lead the team to the finals in Germany. Yanal was named new manager of Manisaspor for the 2005–06 season. At the end of the winter break in the 2006–07 season, the club were flying high in fourth position. However, they could not keep up the results, finishing in 12th place, four points away from relegation. Yanal parted company with Manisaspor after their match at home to bottom-side Sakaryaspor was abandoned following on field violence.[2] In October 2007 he was signed by Trabzonspor to take over from Ziya Doğan, signing a three-year deal at the club.[3] In April 2009 he resigned his job from Trabzonspor.[4] He has been the General Director of the Turkish Football Federation, since March 2010. On 4 October he was resigned from this job.[5]

2013–[]

On 28 June 2013, Yanal has agreed to take charge of Fenerbahçe, replacing Aykut Kocaman who resigned at the end of May, the club said on Friday.[6][7] His appointment coincides with tough times for the Fenerbahçe who have been banned from European competition for two seasons over their alleged involvement in a domestic match-fixing scandal. Fenerbahçe, who finished second in the Süper Lig last season, will miss out on next season's Champions League which they had been due to enter in the third qualifying round.[8][9] On 1 July 2013, Fenerbahçe opened new season with training session. Yanal, addressing his players, said the absolute goal was winning the Süper Lig championship. “I have gotten to know you. You will get to know me and we will get to know each other much better. Let's keep our eyes on the prize and hope for the best next season,” he noted.[10] On 18 July 2013, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe's will enter the Champions League third qualifying round on Friday despite its UEFA ban for match-fixing scandal after winning an emergency ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[11] On 31 July 2013, The Yanal's first official match, his team Fenerbahçe made the most of their UEFA Champions League lifeline with a 1–1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie on Wednesday.[12][13][14] On 6 August 2013, Fenerbahçe defeated Red Bull Salzburg in UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round with a 3–1 win. Also this match was the first official win the game for the new manager Ersun Yanal.[15][16][17] On 11 August 2013, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray kicked off the new season of Turkish soccer in the Super Cup which was played in Kayseri. This was the 375th meeting between the two sides in history. Both sides played decent attacking soccer, but it was Galatasaray who had the last laugh with Didier Drogba heading home the only goal in the first half of extra time.[18][19]

On 18 August 2013, Yanal's first league match with Fenerbahçe, paid the price for its distraction as they squandered a 2–0 first half lead to eventually lose 3–2 to newcomer Torku Konyaspor in their Süper Lig opener at Konya Atatürk Stadium on Saturday evening.[20][21] On 18 August 2013, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe will have a mountain to climb to reach the group stages of the Champions League after being crushed 3–0 by an efficient Arsenal at their caldron of Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium in the first leg of the play-off round. [22][23][24][25] First 6 matches in Super Lig, Fenerbahçe won 5 matches and scored 16 goals in this matches. On 10 November 2013, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe were the victors by 2–0 against Galatasaray, managing to maintain a nearly 15-year streak of suffering no derby losses on their home turf, the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium in Kadıköy. The last time Fenerbahçe suffered a loss at home in a derby was back in 1999.[26][27][28] On 24 November 2013, Last-gasp road victories are turning into a habit for Fenerbahçe, as they have pulled tonight another of such wins against Antalyaspor thanks to a 90th-minute goal from Moussa Sow to stay on top of the Süper Lig.[29] On 1 December 2013, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe and Besiktaş drew 3–3 in a fascinating Süper Lig match that witnessed a breathtaking game and a number of controversial positions.[30] On 4 December 2013, Fenerbahçe suffered an unexpected 2–1 reverse in their Turkish Cup game at their home Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium against first division minnows of Fethiyespor with the result, the double title-holders fall as they had entered the competition in the fourth round stage.[31] On 27 April 2014, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe won the Süper Lig title with three games to spare on Sunday after a 0–0 draw at home to Çaykur Rizespor, in front of a crowd made up exclusively of women and children.[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] On 21 May 2014, Yanal has extended his contract with Fenerbahce by two years Fenerbahçe. Yanal would earn $1,75 million each year in accordance with the contract. However, on 9 August 2014, he resigned from Fenerbahçe due to disagreements with the club's board.[44][45][46]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 1 October 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Denizlispor Turkey 5 September 1996 14 November 1996 10 2 3 5 020.00
Yeni Salihlispor Turkey 11 September 1997 31 May 1998 32 12 7 13 037.50
Denizlispor Turkey 1 August 1998 31 May 1999 38 24 6 8 063.16
Ankaragücü Turkey 17 July 2000 19 June 2002 73 34 16 23 046.58
Gençlerbirliği Turkey 19 June 2002 15 May 2004 86 44 19 23 051.16
Turkey Turkey 28 April 2004 8 June 2005 15 8 4 3 053.33
Manisaspor Turkey 13 October 2005 19 March 2007 58 21 11 26 036.21
Trabzonspor Turkey 27 October 2007 28 April 2009 62 30 12 20 048.39
Eskişehirspor Turkey 2 January 2012 31 May 2013 75 29 24 22 038.67
Fenerbahçe Turkey 28 June 2013 9 August 2014 40 24 6 10 060.00
Trabzonspor Turkey 12 November 2014 2 July 2015 36 17 9 10 047.22
Trabzonspor Turkey 1 June 2016 16 October 2017 50 20 15 15 040.00
Fenerbahçe Turkey 14 December 2018 3 March 2020 56 27 15 14 048.21
Antalyaspor Turkey 11 November 2020 Present 46 14 16 16 030.43
Total 676 305 163 208 045.12

Honours[]

Managerial honours[]

Denizlispor
  • TFF First League runner-up (1): 1998–99
Gençlerbirliği
  • Turkish Cup runner-up (2): 2002–03, 2003–04
Fenerbahçe

Management style[]

The 51-year-old Yanal coached Eskişehirspor this past season and led the Central Anatolian side to eighth place in the 18-team Süper Lig. He had previously coached Denizlispor, Ankaragücü, Gençlerbirliği, the Turkish national team, Manisaspor and Trabzonspor but achieved only scant success. In fact, he left or was forced to leave almost all these teams, except Eskişehirspor, before his contract expired. The reason was that Yanal usually adopted a self-destructive tactic of going all out on attack and leaving huge holes in the midfield and defense. That may be why matches involving a team under his tutelage were interesting to watch and also the reason why his team, more often than not, conceded almost as many goals as it scored. Yanal may have changed his tactics a little bit, but the result remained almost exactly the same. While managing Eskişehirspor, the team scored 48 goals but conceded 40.

Personal[]

He was born in İzmir, Turkey. He graduated from Manisa Celal Bayar University in 1984. He is married and has two kids.[47] He is of Kosovo Albanian origin. [48]

See also[]

References[]

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