Mesut Bakkal

Mesut Bakkal
Personal information
Date of birth19 March 1964
Place of birthKırıkkale, Turkey
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Gençlerbirliği S.K. (Manager)
Youth career
–1981Kırıkkalespor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1983Kırıkkalespor
1983–1993Denizlispor117(6)
1990–1991→ Afyonspor (loan)1(0)
1993–1994İzmirspor5(0)
National team
1982Turkey U183(0)
1985Turkey U212(0)
Teams managed
2005–2007Gençlerbirliği S.K.
2007–2008Gaziantepspor
2008–2009Gençlerbirliği S.K.
2009Denizlispor
2009–2010Manisaspor
2010Sivasspor
2011Ankaragücü
2012Samsunspor
2012–2013Karabükspor
2013–2014Konyaspor
2015-Gençlerbirliği S.K.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2013

Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a Turkish football manager and former midfielder who played for Denizlispor and has managed Gaziantepspor and Gençlerbirliği S.K.[1] He is the current head coach of Gençlerbirliği.

Career

Born in Kırıkkale, Bakkal began playing football for local side Kırıkkalespor. He would later play for Denizlispor, Afyonspor and İzmirspor before retiring from active play in 1994.

After his playing career ended, Bakkal became a football manager. He resigned as Gençlerbirliği's manager for the 2nd time in his career, on 3 November 2008.[2]

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