02.06.2025 17:23
Famous coach Abdullah Avcı stated that he received offers from Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in the past, saying, "Working at Beşiktaş and winning the championship with Trabzonspor, as well as the transfer offers received from Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray after the national team... I can actually say that I have achieved 80% of my goals."
Finally, the famous coach Abdullah Avcı, who managed Trabzonspor in the Süper Lig, revealed the offers he received in an interview in the TFF magazine. The experienced coach stated that Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray made offers to him.
''ZIYA DOĞAN ENCOURAGED ME''
Stating that Ziya Doğan encouraged him to become a coach, Abdullah Avcı said, "I entered this path with the motivation given by Ziya Doğan, who played a very important role in both my playing and coaching career. He encouraged me by saying, 'People like you need to get involved in this job. You will be a very good coach, and your communication and relationship will be very different from others.' But he also presented me with a more concrete path, saying, 'I am currently an assistant, but I will be a head coach. I see you as an assistant coach in my team.'" After the coaching course I entered in 1999, I started as the assistant coach of my mentor Ziya at İstanbulspor, where I captained for four years, and that was the beginning of it all." he said.
''WE HAD MANAGERS WHO WONDERED IF WE WOULD RELEGATE''
Speaking about his career, the experienced coach said, "I served as an assistant coach at İstanbulspor, achieved third place as the head coach of the PAF team, won the championship with the U19 team at Galatasaray, achieved European Championship and fourth place in the world with the U17 National Team, won the 2nd League championship with İBB, accomplished beautiful things in the Süper Lig over four years, and had a wonderful four seasons at Başakşehir. At the beginning of the season, we had managers who wondered if we would relegate, but we managed to finish fourth in our first season and earn the right to participate in European competitions." he stated.
''I RECEIVED OFFERS FROM FENERBAHÇE AND GALATASARAY''
Abdullah Avcı, who mentioned that he received offers from the giants of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, said, "We were second twice and third once. There were teams that became champions in the league with the points we had when we were second. Working at Beşiktaş and winning the championship at Trabzonspor, along with transfer offers from Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray after the National Team... I can say that I have achieved about 80% of my goals. I tried to be a coach who respects the game, adds value to football, without devaluing the opponents or targeting the referees." he stated.