 Koçak managingWaldhof Mannheim in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenan Koçak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Kayseri, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
| 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 | ASV Durlach | (0) | |
| 2006 | 1. FC Pforzheim | 9 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Waldhof Mannheim | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Türkspor Mannheim | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Türkspor Mannheim | ||
| 2013–2016 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2016–2018 | SV Sandhausen | ||
| 2019–2021 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2024 | Ankaragücü | ||
| 2024–2025 | SV Sandhausen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenan Koçak (born 5 January 1981) is a Turkishfootball coach and a former player.[2]
Koçak was a youth product ofWaldhof Mannheim.[citation needed] He played sparsely for Waldhof Mannheim,Austria Salzburg,SSV Reutlingen,1. FC Pforzheim, and finally as a player-manager for Türkspor Mannheim.[3]
In the winter break of the 2010–11 season Kenan Koçak 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 theBaden Cup.[5] In the regular season, Koçak reached second place with VfR Mannheim in theVerbandsliga Baden.[6] In the promotion play-off, his team facedFV 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 theOberliga Baden-Württemberg.[7] In his first Oberliga season, Koçak'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, Koçak left the club and became manager of Waldhof Mannheim, which played in theRegionalliga Südwest at the time.[11]
Waldhof Mannheim hired Koçak on 7 June 2013[12] and had his first match on 29 July 2013 againstSSV Ulm.[13] The final score was 4–2 for Waldhof Mannheim.[13] The club finished the2013–14 season in fifth place.[14] In thefollowing season, Waldhof Mannheim dropped down to 13th place.[15] Waldhof Mannheim won theRegionalliga Südwest during the2015–16 season.[16] In the promotion play-off, they faced off againstSportfreunde Lotte.[17] The first leg ended in a 0–0 draw and the second leg ended in a 2–0 win for Lotte.[17] Koçak left Waldhof Mannheim on 3 July 2016 to become manager ofSV Sandhausen.[18]
Koçak became manager of Sandhausen on 3 July 2016.[18] Kocak's debut match was a 2–2 draw againstFortuna Düsseldorf.[19] His first win with Sandhausen came on 22 August 2016 in a 2–1 win againstSC Paderborn.[20] He was sacked on 8 October 2018.[21]
On 14 November 2019, Koçak was appointed as manager ofHannover 96.[2] He left at the end of the 2020–21 season.[22]
On 27 September 2021,Turkish Football Federation announced that Koçak joined in technical staff of Turkey as Assistant Coach toStefan Kuntz.[1]
On September 18, 2024, he started coaching the1. Lig clubAnkaragücü, until December 2024.[23]
In December 2024, he returned toSV Sandhausen.[24] He left in April 2025.[25]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 046.15 | [14][15][16][17] |
| SV Sandhausen | 3 July 2016[18] | 8 October 2018[21] | 82 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 94 | 93 | +1 | 029.27 | [26] |
| Hannover 96 | 14 November 2019[2] | 30 June 2021 | 57 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 96 | 83 | +13 | 040.35 | [27] |
| Total | 243 | 95 | 61 | 87 | 338 | 270 | +68 | 039.09 | — | ||
