Giresunspor

Giresunspor

Full name	Giresun Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Çotanaklar
Founded	1967 (1967)
Ground	Çotanak Sports Complex, Giresun
Capacity	22,028
Chairman	Emin Eltuğral
Manager	Metin Aydın
League	TFF Second League
2023–24	TFF First League, 18th of 19 (relegated)
Website	https://www.giresunspor.com.tr/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun.

History

Giresunspor was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing in the 2. Lig. The Çotanaklar played in the Turkish Super League (then Turkish first league) between 1971 and 1977. It returned to the top level after 44 years by defeating Tuzlaspor 2–1 on an away match on 9 May 2021. The stay in the Super League lasted for two seasons.They Lasted 1 season in the Süper Lig and were relegated to the TFF Second League after a double relegation.

League history

• Turkish Super League: 1971–1977, 2021–2023
• TFF First League: 1967–1971, 1977–78, 1979–1986, 1988–1991, 1993–1995, 1997–2000, 2007–2012, 2014–2021, 2023–2024
• TFF Second League: 1978–1979, 1986–1988, 1991–1993, 1995–1997, 2000–2001, 2005–2007, 2012–2014, 2024-
• TFF Third League: 2001–2005

Players

Current squad

As of 30 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	Erkan Anapa
4	DF	TUR	Fatih Yılmaz
5	MF	SEN	Faustin Senghor
7	DF	TUR	Talha Ülvan
9	FW	TUR	Mert Kurt
17	DF	TUR	Şahin Dik
21	FW	TUR	Miraç Çakıroğlu
22	DF	TUR	Ali Akçay
23	DF	TUR	Ertuğrul Şenlikoğlu
24	GK	TUR	Göktan Cörüt
28	MF	TUR	Erol Can Akdağ (captain)
30	FW	TUR	Yunus Emre Kobya
37	DF	TUR	Kadir Seven

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
50	DF	TUR	Barış Gün
63	FW	TUR	Mustafa Eren Keskin
66	MF	TUR	Alperen Köşker
70	FW	TUR	Emre Nizam
77	DF	TUR	Mehmet Keskin
81	MF	TUR	Enishan Ceylan
82	MF	TUR	Arda Cebeci
84	DF	TUR	Metin Caner Akbayrak
88	DF	TUR	Ahmet Kara
94	DF	TUR	Anıl Yiğit Çınar
97	MF	TUR	Furkan Kütük
99	DF	TUR	Faruk Can Genç
—	GK	TUR	Efe Salih Oksal

Club officials

As of 10 August 2020

Position	Staff
Manager	Serhat Güller
Assistant manager	Umut Erdoğan
First-team coach	Paco Vaz
Goalkeeping coach	Mehmet Bağ
Athletic coach	Arda Akdemir
Physiotherapist	Sinan Özcan
Team Manager	Ramazan Büyük

External links

• Official website
• Giresunspor on TFF.org