Abdullah Avcı

After playing for several football clubs including Vefa, Fatih Karagümrük, Rizespor, Kahramanmaraşspor, Bakırköyspor, and Kasımpaşa, he joined İstanbulspor where he spent the longest time and also served as the team captain. Following the end of his professional football career in 1999, he completed coaching courses and obtained a Professional License.

İstanbulspor

He started his coaching career in İstanbulspor, where he played football for a long time, as one of Ziya Doğan's coaches in the 1999–2000 season. Towards the end of the season, he was brought to the head of the team together with football player-manager Aykut Kocaman and coached the team for 7 matches. He worked as Aykut Kocaman's assistant until 2002. He was appointed as the head of the İstanbulspor U–21 team in the 2002–03 season. They came third in the U21 Ligi. In 2003, he took charge as "Youth Development Technical Officer".

Galatasaray U–21

At the start of 2004, he began his coaching career with the Galatasaray U–21. During his tenure, he trained notable players such as Arda Turan, Aydın Yılmaz, Uğur Uçar Ferhat Öztorun, Mülayim Erdem, Mehmet Güven, and Cafercan Aksu. In the 2004–05 season, he guided the team to the U21 Ligi championship title.

Turkey U–17

On 11 October 2004, he was appointed as the head coach of the Turkey national under-17 football team, beginning his tenure with the 2005 European Under-17 Football Championship qualification. On 15 October 2004 their first international match took place against Armenia, which they won 2–1. Under his leadership, the team advanced to the elite round of the tournament by finishing in first place in their qualifying group. In the elite round, they won all three matches, but suffered their first defeat against Italy in the tournament. However, they bounced back by defeating England…

Club

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Managerial honours

Trabzonspor

Süper Lig: 2021–22 Süper Kupa: 2020, 2022 Turkey national under-17 football team

UEFA U17 European Championship: 2005 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship: Fourth place Galatasaray A2

A2 League: 2005