08.05.2025 14:20
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk is preparing to become champion for the third consecutive time in the Süper Lig. If he achieves this success, he will become the coach with the second most championships after Fatih Terim. With four weeks remaining in the league, the yellow-red team is 8 points ahead of Fenerbahçe, and if they earn 4 points in the remaining 4 matches, they will declare their championship.
With four weeks remaining in the Super League, Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk, who is the biggest candidate for the championship, is preparing to become the third coach in league history with the most championships. If coach Okan Buruk wins the league, he will increase his number of championship titles to 4 in his career.
HE WILL PASS FATİH TERİM
Coach Fatih Terim, who has won the championship 8 times in the Super League, holds the record in this area. The experienced coach celebrated championships during his four terms at Galatasaray in the 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 seasons.
The second name with the most championships in the league after Terim is Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, who has won it 4 times. Özyazıcı clinched the championship with Trabzonspor in the 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1979-1980, and 1983-1984 seasons.
If Buruk reaches a happy ending this season, he will surpass Mustafa Denizli, Gordon Milne, Brian Birch, and Christoph Daum, who each have three championships, and catch up with Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı. Okan Buruk, who will equal the number of championships with Özyazıcı, will become the third coach to win the Super League 4 times.
TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY
If Galatasaray's head coach Buruk achieves the championship, he will become the fourth coach to do so consecutively in the Super League.
Buruk, who led the yellow-red team to the championship in the last two seasons, will achieve a "triple" if he lifts the trophy this season as well. Buruk will be the fourth coach to win the championship three times in a row after Brian Birch, Gordon Milne, and Fatih Terim.
The English coach Birch won consecutive championships with Galatasaray in the 1970-71, 1971-72, and 1972-73 seasons, while another Englishman, Milne, won consecutively with Beşiktaş in the 1989-90, 1990-91, and 1991-92 seasons. Fatih Terim, on the other hand, achieved significant success in Turkish football by winning the championship in the four seasons from 1996 to 2000 while at the helm of Galatasaray.
THE RECORD IS WITH OKAN BURUK
Okan Buruk is the name with the most championships in the Super League as both a player and a coach. Okan Buruk, who has seen the most championships in his career as a player (7) and coach (3), will raise his total number of championships to 11 if he lifts the trophy this season. Buruk's goal is to become the coach with the most championships in the league, meaning he aims to surpass Terim.