Engin Fırat

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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short description Template:Infobox football biography Engin Firat (born 11 June 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former player.

Coaching career

Sepahan

After coming to an agreement with Ali Daei and the Iran football federation, Firat signed a head coaching job with the previous season's runner up and Asian Champions League finalist Sepahan.[1]

Firat was among the candidates to become head coach of Nigeria to lead the team in 2010 FIFA World Cup, a job he rejected.[2]

Firat was honoured with an award, as best Turkish coach abroad, by Celik Bilek Ödülleri in Turkey.[3]

In the next years Firat was active in the Coaching Education of Iranian Coaches.[4]

Gostaresh Foolad

After Luka Bonačić resigned to become the head coach of Sepahan, Firat was appointed as the club head coach for 2011–12 season. Firat led the team in the first twelve matches but resigned in October 2011. After he left Iran, he got offers from Galati (Romania), Rizespor and Konyaspor (Turkey), which he refused.[5][6]

Later careers

In November 2014, Firat was offered the assistant coach position by Galatasaray. He refused to work with head coach Cesare Prandelli.[7] At the time, newspapers in Bosnia and Herzegovina wrote that Firat was a top candidate for the new head coach of Bosnian national team.[8]

In 2016 Fırat was chosen as vice president of the TÜFAD Europe (European Turkish Coaches Association).[9]

Moldova

On 28 October 2019, Fırat was announced as the new manager of the Moldova national team.[10]

Kenya

He took charge of the Kenyan men's national team on 7 October 2021. In March 2024, Kenya won the 4 Nations Cup held in Malawi. Kenya beat hosts Malawi 4-0 and Zimbabwe 3-1 in the final.[11]

Honours

References

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External links

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