| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fethi Demircan | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-06-20)June 20, 1938 (age 87) | ||
| Place of birth | Elazığ, Turkey | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| İskenderun Karagücü | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Elazığspor | ||
| 1975–1976 | Galatasaray | ||
| 1977–1978 | Galatasaray | ||
| 1978–1979 | Boluspor | ||
| 1979–1980 | Kocaelispor | ||
| 1980–1981 | Bursaspor | ||
| 1981–1982 | Düzcespor | ||
| 1982 | Turkey | ||
| 1982–1983 | Kocaelispor | ||
| 1984–1986 | Samsunspor | ||
| 1986 | Eskişehirspor | ||
| 1986–1988 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| 1991 | Malatyaspor | ||
| 1991–1992 | Sakaryaspor | ||
| 1994 | Düzcespor | ||
| 1996 | Erzurumspor | ||
| 1997 | Soma Linyitspor | ||
| 1997–1998 | Maltepespor | ||
| 1998–1999 | Ispartaspor | ||
| 2001 | Ayazağaspor | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fethi Demircan (born 20 June 1938) is a Turkish professionalfootball manager.
Demircan had a 60-year career in football, mostly in his native Turkey. While in military service, Demircan was an amateur footballer for İskenderun Karagücü.İstanbulspor attempted to sign him professionally, but Demircan had mandatory duty and vowed to manage since he wasn't able to play. He began his managerial career withElazığspor in 1973, before leaving to study in a Hungarian sports academy. He then went to England for language education, and studied sports physiology. While in England, he became a coach withWest Ham United. He then received an offer to manageGalatasaray in 1975, and in his stint there won theTurkish Cup in 1976 and came second in theSüper Lig.[1]
He then had spells inKocaelispor,Bursaspor, andDüzcespor before managing theTurkey national football team in 1982. He continued coach in Turkey until 2001, wherein he started managing amateur teams. Throughout his career, he managed players such asFatih Terim,Şenol Güneş,Tanju Çolak, andMetin Tekin.[2]
Galatasaray