31.12.2025 18:30
Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team announced that they have signed a contract with Italian Head Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco until the end of the 2026-2027 season. The yellow-reds stated that Pozzecco will start his new role on January 5, 2026.
Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team announced that Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has been appointed as the head coach following the departure of Yakup Sekizkök.
THE POZZECCO ERA AT GALATASARAY
In a statement made on the club's official website regarding the matter, it was stated, "Our Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team has signed a contract with Gianmarco Pozzecco, one of the important figures in European basketball with his coaching experience at both club and national team levels, which will be valid until the end of the 2026-2027 season. We wish our new head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco success in his role starting on January 5, 2026, and we welcome him to the Galatasaray family."
CAREER
During his playing career, Pozzecco wore the jerseys of clubs such as Varese, Fortitudo Bologna, and Khimki, and represented the Italy National Team in European championships and the 2004 Athens Olympics. In his club career, he experienced Italian Serie A championships and played in Euroleague finals.
After stepping into coaching following his active basketball career, Pozzecco won the FIBA Europe Cup championship with Sassari in 2019 and was named the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Coach of the Year. Following his performance with Sassari, Pozzecco took on roles in important European clubs such as Milano, ASVEL, and Cedevita, and represented his country as the head coach of the Italy National Team in Eurobasket and the World Cup between 2022 and 2025.