19.10.2026 16:40
Sergen Yalçın is being appointed as the head coach of the Turkish National Football Team, a position left vacant by Vincenzo Montella. The TFF will announce its decision tomorrow.
After 4 consecutive defeats in the Nations League, the Turkish National Football Team had parted ways with head coach Vincenzo Montella.
SERGEN YALÇIN ERA
The Italian coach, who came to Riva in recent days, had bid farewell to TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu and board members. After Montella left his post, while the search for a head coach for the national team continued, the prominent name became Sergen Yalçın. It was reported that TFF officials met with Sergen Yalçın and reached an agreement. The TFF Board of Directors is expected to announce Sergen Yalçın’s name after tomorrow’s meeting.
WHO IS SERGEN YALÇIN, HOW OLD IS HE?
Sergen Yalçın is a former national footballer and head coach. He was born on November 5, 1972, in Istanbul, and is 53 years old. He started football in Beşiktaş’s youth academy and became professional at the same club in 1991.
He changed shirts many times during his playing years. He moved to İstanbulspor in 1997, then signed a contract with Siirtspor, and during this period played on loan at Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor. He returned to Beşiktaş in 2002. He ended his career at Etimesgut Şekerspor and Eskişehirspor. He wore the Turkish National Team shirt for the first time in 1993 and for the last time in 2003.
WHICH TEAMS DID HE COACH?
He began coaching at Beşiktaş’s U15 and U21 teams. In the Süper Lig, he took charge of Gaziantepspor, Sivasspor, Kayserispor, Eskişehirspor, Konyaspor, Alanyaspor, and Yeni Malatyaspor, respectively.
TWO SEPARATE PERIODS AT BEŞİKTAŞ
He signed his first contract with Beşiktaş on January 30, 2020, at Dolmabahçe in front of approximately 20 thousand fans. The following season, the team finished the Süper Lig ahead of Galatasaray on goal difference and became champions. In the Turkish Cup final, Antalyaspor were beaten 2-0, and Beşiktaş closed 2020-21 with a double. Yalçın resigned midway through the 2021-22 season due to poor results. During this period, he got 47 wins in 83 official matches.
He came for the second time at the end of August 2025. When Beşiktaş were eliminated by Lausanne in the UEFA Conference League play-off round, they parted ways with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and brought Yalçın in his place. The team won 20 of 39 matches, lost 9, and drew 10. It finished the season fourth with 60 points, and in the Turkish Cup it was eliminated by Konyaspor in the semi-final. The club notified KAP that the contract ended by mutual agreement on May 18, 2026.