06.09.2025 13:12
The head coach of the Turkish National Football Team, Vincenzo Montella, increased the points average to 2.11 by defeating Georgia. With this statistic, he surpassed names like Şenol Güneş, Mircea Lucescu, Fatih Terim, Abdullah Avcı, and Hiddink. Montella led the national team to qualify for EURO 2024 after 16 years and took them to the quarter-finals.
Our star-spangled team continues its steady journey under the guidance of head coach Vincenzo Montella. After 16 years, he has led the National Team to EURO 2024 and to the quarter-finals, and for the first time in history, he has elevated the team to League A of the Nations League. He also started the World Cup qualifiers, which he embarked on to end a 24-year longing, with a victory.
OUTSHINING BIG NAMES
Considering official matches, the 51-year-old coach has risen to number one among the 7 coaches who have served the National Team in the last 15 years.
The Italian coach has achieved 11 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses in 17 matches in the European Championship Qualifiers, European Championship, Nations League, and World Cup European Qualifiers, with an average of 2.11 points, etching his name at the top.
Montella surpassed German Stefan Kuntz (2.06) whom he took over from; he left Mircea Lucescu (0.90), Abdullah Avcı (1.16), and Guus Hiddink (1.50) far behind. He also surpassed Fatih Terim (1.79), who has achieved great successes in Turkish football and is a European third-place holder, and Şenol Güneş (1.60), who has a World Cup third-place finish.