02.11.2026 10:50
A striking coincidence is occurring in Fenerbahçe's head coach changes. The appointment of Portuguese coaches during the periods when İsmail Kartal left his position at the yellow-navy club has once again drawn attention following the agreement reached with Sergio Conceição.
At Fenerbahçe, at the end of the 2014-2015 season, while the club parted ways with İsmail Kartal, Portuguese Vitor Pereira was appointed as the team's head coach. In the 2021-2022 season, this time after Vitor Pereira left his position, İsmail Kartal took the technical director's seat.
At the end of the 2022-2023 season, with the departure of Portuguese Jorge Jesus, İsmail Kartal took charge of the yellow-navy blues again. At the end of the 2023-2024 season, Fenerbahçe parted ways with Kartal and reached an agreement with another Portuguese coach, Jose Mourinho.
THE CYCLE CONTINUES WITH SERGIO CONCEIÇAO
In the 2026-2027 season, after Fenerbahçe parted ways with İsmail Kartal, the club's agreement with Sergio Conceiçao brought back memories of the coaching changes experienced in past years. The preference for a Portuguese coach after İsmail Kartal at the yellow-navy blues was thus repeated for the third time.