Kenan Kocak
Kenan Kocak (born 5 January 1981) is a Turkish-born German former football player. He is the manager of Hannover 96.[1]
Kocak managing Waldhof Mannheim in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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
Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
Waldhof Mannheim | 7 June 2013[12] | 3 July 2016[18] | 104 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 148 | 94 | +54 | 46.15 | [14][15][16][17] |
SV Sandhausen | 3 July 2016[18] | 8 October 2018[21] | 82 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 94 | 93 | +1 | 29.27 | [22] |
Hannover 96 | 14 November 2019[1] | Present | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 47.62 | [23] |
Total | 228 | 92 | 57 | 79 | 314 | 240 | +74 | 40.35 | — |
References
- "Hannover findet Trainer: Kocak übernimmt". kicker.de. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.kenan.kocak.205839.en.html
- http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/kenan-kocak/2/
- http://www.morgenweb.de/mannheim/lokalsport/kocak-ich-mache-nicht-alles-allein-1.269300
- http://www.vfr-mannheim.de/teams/archiv/saisonstatistiken
- http://www.fupa.net/liga/verbandsliga-nordbaden-502.html
- http://www.morgenweb.de/nachrichten/fotostrecken/vfr-mannheim-feiert-oberliga-aufstieg-1.130360
- http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/amateure/oberliga-baden-wuerttemberg/2011-12/0/0/spieltag.html
- http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/amateure/oberliga-baden-wuerttemberg/2011-12/16/0/spieltag.html
- http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/amateure/oberliga-baden-wuerttemberg/2012-13/0/0/spieltag.html
- http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/startseite/587510/artikel_kocak-uebernimmt-das-ruder-beim-svw.html
- "Kocak übernimmt das Ruder beim SVW". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Waldhof Mannheim". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Regionalliga Südwest – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de. Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Waldhof Mannheim " Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ""Ideallösung" Kocak übernimmt Sandhausen". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Gordon schenkt der Fortuna einen Punkt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- "Kister köpft Sandhausen spät weiter" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "Sandhausen stellt Kocak frei". kicker.de. 8 October 2018.
- "SV Sandhausen". kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Hannover 96". kicker.de (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 14 November 2019.