Şenol Güneş
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| Position(s) |
Manager (former Goalkeeper) | ||
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Current team | FC Seoul | ||
Şenol Güneş (born 1 June 1952 in Trabzon) is a former Turkish footballer, and now a manager.
He began his career at Erdoğdu Gençlik, playing as a goalkeeper. He later moved onto the Trabzonspor amateur team, and began playing for the senior team soon after. He played for Trabzonspor for nine years, between 1975 and 1984. During this time he won six league championships and 31 caps for the national team, acting as captain on five occasions. He was part of the 'Trabzonpor Efsanesi' ('The Trabzonspor fable') team along with players like Turgay Semercioğlu, Necmi Perekli, and Ali Kemal Denizci.
His management career started at Trabzonspor, where he was firstly assistant manager before being promoted. He came close to winning the championship in 1996, after leading all season, but in the end his team came second. This year he also played in the UEFA Cup where his team was knocked out by Schalke 04. He left the club soon after, and worked at other clubs, including Antalyaspor. In 2000, he was hired to coach Turkey. Turkey qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and finished third. Güneş won the UEFA Coach of the Year award for 2002. After the World Cup he received many offers from Greece , Brazil and Spain but he wanted to stay with Turkey. After Turkey failed to qualify for Euro 2004, Güneş was sacked as manager.
He returned to Trabzonspor in January 2005, signing a three and a half year contract but left shortly afterwards following poor results. At this time there were rumours that Güneş would be taking a coaching job in Iran or in the United Arab Emirates.
On 8th December 2006, FC Seoul, one of the leading football clubs in the K-League, announced their three-year contract with Güneş starting from 2007.
Güneş is married and has two children.
Achievements
Honours
Turkey
- FIFA World Cup 2002: 3rd place
- FIFA Confederations Cup 2003: 3rd place
