Mustafa Denizli

Early years

Denizli was appointed manager of FK Khazar Lankaran on 3 December 2013, with a one-and-a-half-year deal. On 16 May 2014, Denizli terminated his contract with Khazar. He also has worked outside Turkey with Alemannia Aachen in Germany, Pas and Persepolis in Iran and Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan. He managed the Turkey national team for four years and reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. On 23 December 2011, he returned to Persepolis but resigned at the end of the season. He spent 17 years with his hometown club Altay in İzmir, gaining a reputation as one of the best players in the position of attacking left forward in the league's history. On 9 October 2008 he signed a 1-year contract with Beşiktaş. On 30 May the club claimed its 13th Süper Lig title under his guidance. Denizli is the only one in Turkey who have won the national league with the ""three biggest"" football clubs; Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray as a manager. With 2008–09 league title, Denizli also clings to the achievement of being "the one and only Turkish coach Beşiktaş earned the league title with". 2 June 2010 According to a number of reports from Turkey, experienced gaffer Denizli has resigned as head coach of Süper Lig titans Beşiktaş for medical reasons.

Third term at Galatasaray

On 19 November 2015, Galatasaray manager Hamza Hamzaoğlu left his position as a result of mutual agreement. On 22 November 2015, Denizli said "Galatasaray's president called me. I am going…

Player

International

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Denizli goal.

Managerial statistics

As of 9 January 2022

Player

Altay

Turkish Cup: 1966–67, 1979–80

Managerial

Galatasaray

European Cup: Semi-finals 1988–89 Süper Lig: 1987–88 Turkish Cup: 1990–91 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: 1988, 1991 Fenerbahçe

Süper Lig: 2000–01 Beşiktaş

Süper Lig: 2008–09 Turkish Cup: 2008–09 Çaykur Rizespor

TFF First League: 2012–13 Altay

TFF First League Playoffs: 2020–21

Awards and achievements

1.Lig top goalscorer: 1979–80 at Altay IFFHS's 11th best national team coach in the world: 2000