Tayfun Korkut
Korkut in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-02) 2 April 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994 Stuttgarter Kickers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Stuttgarter Kickers 14 (0)
1995–2000 Fenerbahçe 145 (12)
2000–2003 Real Sociedad 78 (9)
2003–2004 Espanyol 21 (0)
2004–2005 Beşiktaş 16 (1)
2005–2006 Gençlerbirliği 13 (1)
Total 287 (23)
International career
1995 Turkey U21 3 (1)
1995–2003 Turkey 42 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Real Sociedad U19
2009–2010 TSG Hoffenheim U17
2011–2012 VfB Stuttgart U19
2012–2013 Turkey (assistant)
2013–2015 Hannover 96
2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2017 Bayer Leverkusen (interim)
2018 VfB Stuttgart
2021–2022 Hertha BSC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tayfun Korkut (German pronunciation: [ˈtaɪfʊn ˈkɔɐ̯kʊt]; born 2 April 1974) is a football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Hertha BSC. Born in Germany, he represented the Turkey national team internationally.

International career

Korkut earned 42 caps and one goal for the Turkey national team.[1] He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.[2]

Managerial career

Early career

Korkut worked as a coach for Real Sociedad U19, 1899 Hoffenheim U17 and VfB Stuttgart U19 before serving as an assistant coach for the Turkey national team.[3] He received the UEFA Pro License from the Cologne Sports Academy.[3]

Hannover 96

Korkut was appointed head coach of Hannover 96 on 31 December 2013.[4] He became the second Turkish Bundesliga head coach ever, after Özcan Arkoç.[5] His first match was a 3–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg on 25 January 2014.[6] Hannover finished the 2013–14 season in 10th place.[7] Hannover started the 2014–15 season.[8] He was sacked on 20 April 2015.[9] His final match was a 4–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.[9] Hannover were in 15th place at the time of the sacking.[10] He finished with a record of 15 wins, 11 draws, and 22 losses.[11]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 17 June 2016, Korkut was selected as the head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[12] He resigned on 27 December 2016.[13] He finished with a record of four wins, seven draws, and seven losses.[14]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 6 March 2017, Korkut was appointed the new coach of Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season.[15] One week before the end of the season, it was decided that Korkut's contract would not be extended.[16] He finished with a record of two wins, six draws, and four losses.[17]

VfB Stuttgart

On 29 January 2018, Korkut was appointed coach of VfB Stuttgart.[18] In June 2018, he extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020.[19] He was sacked on 7 October 2018.[20]

Hertha BSC

On 29 November 2021, Korkut was named head coach of Hertha BSC.[21] He was sacked on 13 March 2022, after only 13 league games in charge, where Hertha gained a meagre nine points, dropping into the relegation zone.[22][23]

Personal life

Korkut is fluent in Turkish, German, Spanish and English.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 1995 1 0
1996 6 0
1997 6 0
1998 4 0
1999 5 0
2000 6 0
2001 7 1
2002 2 0
2003 5 0
Total 42 1
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Korkut goal.
List of international goals scored by Tayfun Korkut
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2001 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Azerbaijan 1–0 3–0 2002 World Cup qualifier

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 March 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Hannover 96 31 December 2013 20 April 2015 48 15 11 22 58 80 −22 031.25 [24]
1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 June 2016 27 December 2016 18 4 7 7 14 19 −5 022.22 [25]
Bayer Leverkusen 6 March 2017 30 June 2017 12 2 6 4 17 17 +0 016.67 [26]
VfB Stuttgart 29 January 2018 7 October 2018 22 10 6 6 26 25 +1 045.45 [27]
Hertha BSC 29 November 2021 13 March 2022 14 2 3 9 15 36 −21 014.29 [28]
Total 114 33 33 48 130 177 −47 028.95 —

References

  1. ^ "Turkey – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  2. ^ "TAYFUN KORKUT – Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Çok özel bir yardımcı: Tayfun Korkut" (in Turkish). TFF.org. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Tayfun Korkut neuer Trainer bei Hannover 96". Die Welt (in German). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Hannover appoint Tayfun Korkut as new head coach". Deutsche Welle. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  7. ^ "1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Hannover 96 wirft Trainer Korkut raus". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. ^ "1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Hannover 96" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ^ Schröter, Carsten (14 June 2016). "Korkut wird neuer FCK-Trainer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  13. ^ Schröter, Carsten (27 December 2016). "Paukenschlag beim FCK: Korkut geht!" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  14. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Korkut neuer Trainer in Leverkusen". dfb.de. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen will part ways with Tayfun Korkut at end of season". ESPN. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Tayfun Korkut is new head-coach". VfB Stuttgart. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  19. ^ "VfB extend deal with Tayfun Korkut". VfB Stuttgart. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  20. ^ "VfB Stuttgart stellt Cheftrainer Tayfun Korkut frei". vfb.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Tayfun Korkut Übernimmt für Pál Dárdai". HerthaBSC.com (in German). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Tayfun Korkut no longer Hertha head coach | Hertha BSC". Hertha BSC. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Bundesliga: Felix Magath to replace Tayfun Korkut at Hertha Berlin". Deutsche Welle (in German). 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.((cite news)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  24. ^ "Hannover 96: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  25. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  26. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  27. ^ "VfB Stuttgart: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Hertha BSC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

External links

Tayfun Korkut managerial positions
Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 1996
Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2000
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