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Career & Clubs
Kaynak followed his brothers and graduated from the Adanaspor and joined the first team in the Süper Lig. He spent the rest of his career in the highest divisions of Turkey, with notable performances with Trabzonspor and Kocaelispor.
On 2 March 2018, Kaynak was appointed the manager of Sarıyer. He won two games out of ten at Sarıyer. On 12 June 2018, Kaynak was linked with a move to Elazığspor. Later in the month, he was officially announced as the club's new manager. After seven months, on 24 January 2019, Kaynak decided to resign from Elazığspor. The club was in a very bad economical condition and had a debt of 46 million Turkish lira, also with 12 players leaving the club. A few days later, on 28 January 2019, Kaynak was announced as the new manager of Boluspor. He was named as one of the assistant coaches when Fatih Tekke was announced as the new manager of Trabzonspor on 11 May 2025.
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- Adanaspor (1987–1991)
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- Trabzonspor (1993–1995)
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- Samsunspor FC (1991–1993)
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- Beşiktaş J.K. (1995–1997)
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- Kocaelispor (1997–2001)
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- Xanthi F.C. (2001–2001)
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- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. (2001–2001)
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- Kayseri Erciyesspor (2001–2003)
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- Akçaabat Sebatspor (2003–2005)
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- Kocaelispor (2005–2006)
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- Sarıyer G.K. (2006–2007)
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- Turkey national under-21 football team (1989–1990)
Personal
Kaynak was born in to a large family of eight children. His brothers Reşit, Kayhan, İrfan, İlhan and Ayhan were all professional footballers. He earned the nickname "Küçük Orhan" (meaning little Orhan), because Orhan Çıkırıkçı was in the same team at Trabzonspor. Kaynak died of a heart attack in Trabzon, on 10 March 2026, at the age of 56.
Legacy
Adanaspor
TFF First League: 1987-88 Samsunspor
TFF First League: 1992-93 Trabzonspor
Turkish Cup: 1994-95 Turkish Super Cup: 1995 Beşiktaş
TSYD Cup: 1996-97
Clubs
Played together with
Abbosbek Fayzullaevİstanbul Başakşehir F.K. · 2025- Abderrahim OuakiliXanthi F.C. · 2001–2003
Abdou Kader ManganeKayseri Erciyesspor · 2013–2014
Abdou Kader ManganeKayseri Erciyesspor · 2014–2015- Abdoul Salam SowXanthi F.C. · 1998–1999
Abdoulay DiabyBeşiktaş J.K. · 2019–2020
Abdul Majeed WarisTrabzonspor · 2014–2015Abdulkadir ÖzdemirTrabzonspor · 2013–2015
Abdulkadir ÖzgenSamsunspor FC · 2013–2013
Abdullah Elyasa SümeSamsunspor FC · 2004–2006
Abdullah ErcanTrabzonspor · 1990–1999Abdullah KarmilAdanaspor · 2014–2015
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Identifiers & aliases
Orhan Kaynak, also known as Küçük Orhan, was a Turkish football player and coach. A forward, he had stints in the Süper Lig with Adanaspor, Trabzonspor, and Kocaelispor.
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