Kenan Kocak

Kenan Kocak (born 5 January 1981) is a Turkish-born German former football player. He is the manager of Hannover 96.[1]

Kenan Kocak
Kocak managing Waldhof Mannheim in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981
Place of birth Kayseri, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hannover 96 (manager)
Youth career
1999–2001 Waldhof Mannheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 DSV Leoben 0 (0)
2002–2003 Waldhof Mannheim 8 (0)
2003–2004 Austria Salzburg 2 (0)
2004 Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
2004–2006 Reutlingen 05 0 (0)
2006 1. FC Pforzheim 9 (2)
2006–2009 Waldhof Mannheim 6 (0)
2009–2010 Türkspor Mannheim
Teams managed
2009–2010 Türkspor Mannheim
2013–2016 Waldhof Mannheim
2016–2018 SV Sandhausen
2019– Hannover 96
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Kocak was a youth product of Waldhof Mannheim.[2] Kocak played sparsely for Waldhof Mannheim, Austria Salzburg, SSV Reutlingen, 1. FC Pforzheim, and finally as a player-manager for Türkspor Mannheim.[3]

Managerial career

VfR Mannheim

In the winter break of the 2010–11 season Kenan Kocak became manager of VfR Mannheim.[4] In his first competitive match as coach, his team was able to knock out the local rival of Waldhof Mannheim in the quarter-final of the Baden Cup.[5] In the regular season, Kocak reached second place with VfR Mannheim in the Verbandsliga Baden.[6] In the promotion play-off, his team faced FV Ravensburg. The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw. The second match was won by Mannheim with 2–0. As a result, Mannheim reached the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.[7] In his first Oberliga season, Kocak's team finished in second place.[8] After the first half of the 2011–12 season, VfR Mannheim was even at the top of the Oberliga.[9] In the 2012–13 season, Mannheim finished in third place.[10] After this season, Kocak left the club and became manager of Waldhof Mannheim, which played in the Regionalliga Südwest at the time.[11]

Waldhof Mannheim

Waldhof Mannheim hired Kocak on 7 June 2013[12] and had his first match on 29 July 2013 against SSV Ulm.[13] The final score was 4–2 for Waldhof Mannheim.[13] The club finished the 2013–14 season in fifth place.[14] In the following season, Waldhof Mannheim dropped down to 13th place.[15] Waldhof Mannheim won the Regionalliga Südwest during the 2015–16 season.[16] In the promotion play-off, they faced off against Sportfreunde Lotte.[17] The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw and the second leg ended in a 2–0 win for Lotte.[17] Kocak left Waldhof Mannheim on 3 July 2016 to become manager of SV Sandhausen.[18]

SV Sandhausen

Kocak became manager of Sandhausen on 3 July 2016.[18] Kocak's debut match was a 2–2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[19] His first win with Sandhausen came on 22 August 2016 in a 2–1 win against SC Paderborn.[20] He was sacked on 8 October 2018.[21]

Hannover 96

On 14 November 2019, Kocak was appointed as manager of Hannover 96.[1]

Managerial statistics
As of 1 February 2021
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Waldhof Mannheim7 June 2013[12]3 July 2016[18] 104 48 26 30 148 94 +54 046.15 [14][15][16][17]
SV Sandhausen3 July 2016[18]8 October 2018[21] 82 24 25 33 94 93 +1 029.27 [22]
Hannover 9614 November 2019[1]Present 42 20 6 16 72 53 +19 047.62 [23]
Total 228 92 57 79 314 240 +74 040.35 —

References
  1. "Hannover findet Trainer: Kocak übernimmt". kicker.de. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.kenan.kocak.205839.en.html
  3. http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/kenan-kocak/2/
  4. http://www.morgenweb.de/mannheim/lokalsport/kocak-ich-mache-nicht-alles-allein-1.269300
  5. http://www.vfr-mannheim.de/teams/archiv/saisonstatistiken
  6. http://www.fupa.net/liga/verbandsliga-nordbaden-502.html
  7. http://www.morgenweb.de/nachrichten/fotostrecken/vfr-mannheim-feiert-oberliga-aufstieg-1.130360
  8. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/amateure/oberliga-baden-wuerttemberg/2011-12/0/0/spieltag.html
  9. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/amateure/oberliga-baden-wuerttemberg/2011-12/16/0/spieltag.html
  10. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/amateure/oberliga-baden-wuerttemberg/2012-13/0/0/spieltag.html
  11. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/startseite/587510/artikel_kocak-uebernimmt-das-ruder-beim-svw.html
  12. "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  13. "Waldhof Mannheim". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  15. "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  16. "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  17. "Waldhof Mannheim " Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  18. ""Ideallösung" Kocak übernimmt Sandhausen". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  19. "Gordon schenkt der Fortuna einen Punkt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. "Kister köpft Sandhausen spät weiter" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  21. "Sandhausen stellt Kocak frei". kicker.de. 8 October 2018.
  22. "SV Sandhausen". kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  23. "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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