31.05.2025 11:11
The Turkish Football Federation has appointed Egemen Korkmaz as the head coach of the U21 National Team. Korkmaz began his coaching career at Denizlispor and achieved significant success at Trabzonspor.
According to a statement made by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Egemen Korkmaz has been appointed as the head coach of the U21 National Team, following the departure of Gökhan Gönül.
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The Turkish Football Federation announced that Egemen Korkmaz has been appointed as the head coach of the U21 National Team. The statement said, "Korkmaz, who holds a UEFA Pro License diploma, began his coaching career at Denizlispor. He later took on assistant coaching roles at BB Erzurumspor and Trabzonspor. The 42-year-old coach won the Super League title in the 2021-2022 season and the Super Cup in the 2020-2021 season while working at Trabzonspor. During his active playing career, Korkmaz wore the A National Team jersey 9 times, the A2 National Team jersey 1 time, the U21 National Team jersey 4 times, the U20 National Team jersey 6 times, and the U18 National Team jersey 2 times. He was also part of our Ay-Yıldızlı team that competed in the finals of the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Egemen Korkmaz started his football career at Balıkesirspor and played professionally for Kartalspor, Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, FC Wil 1900, İstanbul Başakşehir FK, and BB Erzurumspor.
During his playing career, Korkmaz played in 30 matches in European cups, winning the Super League once, the Turkish Cup once, and the Super Cup once with Fenerbahçe; he also won the Turkish Cup once and the Super Cup once with Trabzonspor. Korkmaz also won the TFF 1st League title once with Bursaspor.
As the Turkish Football Federation, we wish Egemen Korkmaz success in his new role," it was stated.