Mesut Mert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mesut Mert | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
HFX Wanderers (Assistant) Saint Mary's men (Head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Saint Mary's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Calgary Mustangs | 25 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Montreal Impact | 40 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Scotia SC | 20 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Suburban FC | ||
| Total | 85 | (11) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2010 | Scotia SC (Technical director) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Scotia SC (U12 Girls) | ||
| 2010 | Suburban FC (U16 Girls) | ||
| 2010 | Scotia SC (U8-12 Boys) | ||
| 2010–2014 | Saint Mary's men (Assistant) | ||
| 2010–2016 | Suburban FC | ||
| 2015– | Saint Mary's men | ||
| 2017–2019 | United DFC | ||
| 2020– | HFX Wanderers (Assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Mesut Mert (born 18 March 1978) is a Bulgarian-born Canadian football coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for HFX Wanderers and as head coach of the Saint Mary's University men's soccer team.
Playing career[]
Mert made his USL debut with the Calgary Mustangs but joined Montreal for the 2005 season after Calgary folded.[1]
Coaching career[]
Mert was named Technical Director of Scotia SC on 22 September 2007. As of 2011, he continues as coach and player of Suburban FC's Senior A Premier Men's Division, in the .[2]
On 3 March 2020, Mert joined Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers as an assistant coach under Stephen Hart.[3]
Personal life[]
Mert was born in Bulgaria and is of Turkish ancestry. He was brought up in Halifax.
References[]
- ^ "Mesut Mert | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ 2009-10 Winter Roster
- ^ Gareth Hampshire (3 March 2020). "Wanderers hire celebrated local soccer figure Mesut Mert to team's coaching staff". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
External links[]
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Bulgarian footballers
- Canadian soccer players
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Soccer people from Nova Scotia
- Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Bulgarian people of Turkish descent
- Canadian people of Turkish descent
- Bulgarian emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Calgary Mustangs (USL) players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Saint Mary's Huskies soccer players
- USL First Division players
- Canadian soccer coaches
- HFX Wanderers FC non-playing staff
- University and college soccer players in Canada
- Canadian soccer biography stubs