Osman Zeki Korkmaz

Osman Zeki Korkmaz
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Team information
Current team
İstanbulspor (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2008 Fenerbahçe (youth)
2010–2011 İskenderun (youth)
2011–2013 Kartalspor (assistant)
2013–2014 Samsunspor (assistant)
2014–2014 Kahramanmaraşspor (assistant)
2014–2014 Boluspor (assistant)
2014–2015 Yeni Amasyaspor
2015–2015 Boluspor (assistant)
2015–2016 Eskişehirspor (assistant)
2016–2017 Gaziantep FK (assistant)
2017–2019 Ankaragücü (assistant)
2019–2020 Çaykur Rizespor (assistant)
2020–2021 Konyaspor (assistant)
2021–2022 İstanbulspor
2024– İstanbulspor

Osman Zeki Korkmaz (born 2 May 1982) is a Turkish football manager who is currently the head coach of İstanbulspor.

Managerial career

[edit]

Korkmaz first began coaching with youth sides with Fenerbahçe in 2006, and left to become an assistant manager in 2009. He was assistant manager with the clubs Konyaspor, Çaykur Rizespor, Gaziantepspor, Ankaragücü, and Eskişehirspor amongst others.[1] He helped Ankaragücü win the TFF First League and earn promotion to the Süper Lig.

He first acted as manager with Yeni Amasyaspor in the 2014-15 season. He was appointed as the assistant for İsmail Kartal in the Süper Lig with Ankaragücü from 2016 to 2017.[2]

Korkmaz was named as the manager for İstanbulspor in the TFF First League on 23 August 2021.[3] In his first season coaching, he helped İstanbulspor finish in fourth place earning a playoff spot; they defeated Bandırmaspor in the playoff final promoting İstanbulspor to the Süper Lig for the first time in 17 years.[2] On 9 June 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2025.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "İstanbulspor'un teknik direktörü kim? Osman Zeki Korkmaz'dan Süper Lig yorumu". turkiyegazetesi.com.tr.
  2. ^ a b "Osman Zeki Korkmaz tarih yazdı". Fanatik.
  3. ^ "Osman Zeki Korkmaz, Istanbulspor'a!". Sporun Dibi.
  4. ^ "İstanbulspor'da teknik direktör Osman Zeki Korkmaz ile yeni sözleşme imzalandı". www.aa.com.tr.
  5. ^ "Osman Zeki Korkmaz Kariyer | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com.
  6. ^ "Osman Zeki Korkmaz: İstanbulspor, Süper Lig'e renk ve oyun zenginliği katmayı hedefliyor".
  7. ^ "İstanbulspor'da teknik direktör Osman Zeki Korkmaz ile yeni sözleşme imzalandı".
  8. ^ "İstanbulspor'un hocası Osman Zeki Korkmaz: Büyük coşku yaşamıyorum çünkü…".
[edit]