27.08.2026 17:00
For the first time in Champions League history, 3 Turkish head coaches will manage teams. Ismail Kartal at Fenerbahce, Okan Buruk at Galatasaray, and Arda Turan at Shakhtar Donetsk will take charge.
The UEFA Champions League, Europe's most prestigious football organization, is set to host a historic first for Turkish football this season.
3 TURKISH COACHES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The rise of Turkish coaches on the European stage has been crowned with a giant record. For the first time in the history of the Champions League, 3 Turkish head coaches will take to the field with their teams in the same season. Okan Buruk at the helm of Galatasaray, Ismail Kartal at the helm of Fenerbahce, and Arda Turan at the helm of Shakhtar Donetsk will wage a strategic tactical battle to make their clubs the greatest in Europe.
THIS SUCCESS WENT DOWN IN HISTORY
The presence of 3 Turkish coaches simultaneously in this major club-level organization has been recorded as a historic milestone in terms of the international vision and success of Turkish football coaching.