Şenol Güneş

Şenol Güneş

Personal information
Full name	Şenol Güneş
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Trabzonspor (Manager)
Youth career
1967–1968	Erdoğdu Gençlik
1968–1969	Sebat Gençlik
1969–1970	Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Sebat Gençlik	57	(0)
1972–1987	Trabzonspor	424	(0)
Total		481	(0)
International career
1975–1987	Turkey	31	(0)
Managerial career
1988–1989	Trabzonspor
1989–1992	Boluspor
1993–1997	Trabzonspor
1997–1998	Antalyaspor
1998	Sakaryaspor
2000–2004	Turkey
2004–2005	Trabzonspor
2007–2009	FC Seoul
2009–	Trabzonspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2011

Şenol Güneş (pronounced [ˈʃenoɫ ˈɟyneʃ]; born 1 June 1952 in Trabzon) is a former Turkish footballer, manager and philosopher. His biggest accomplishment to date is coaching the Turkey that won the bronze medal in the 2002 World Cup.

Career

Güneş began his amateur career at Erdoğdu Gençlik as a goalkeeper. Shortly after he was recruited for the Trabzonspor development team, he began playing for the senior team soon after. He played for Trabzonspor for twelve years between 1975 and 1987. During this period he won six league championships. He was part of the "Trabzonpor Efsanesi" (literally "The Legend of Trabzonspor", a name given by the Turkish press) along with other local players such as Turgay Semercioğlu, Necmi Perekli, and Ali Kemal Denizci. Güneş has 31 caps for the Turkey national football team, five of which as the captain.

Coaching career

His managerial career started at Trabzonspor, where he was the 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. In the same year, Trabzonspor also played in the UEFA Cup where they were 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 Turkish national football team. 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 8 December 2006, FC Seoul, one of the leading football clubs in the K-League, announced their three-year contract with Güneş starting from 2007. Three years later, Güneş moved back to Turkey, to his hometown Trabzon signed as Head Coach at Trabzonspor as replacement for Hugo Broos.

Honours and Achievements

Player honours

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84
• Türkiye Kupası: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84
• Başbakanlık Kupası: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1984–85
• Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983

As Manager

Turkey

• FIFA World Cup:
  • Third (1): 2002
• FIFA Confederations Cup:
  • Third (1): 2003

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Super League:
  • Runners-up (4): 1994–95, 1995–96, 2004–2005, 2010–2011
• Turkish Cup:
  • Winner (2): 1994-95, 2009–2010
• Turkish Super Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1995, 2010
• Chancellor Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
  • Runners-up (1): 1992–93

FC Seoul

• K-League:
  • Runners-up (1): 2008
• K-League Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2007

Achievements

• Third place with the Turkey national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
• UEFA coach of the year 2002
• IFFHS's 3rd best national team coach of the world 2002
• Voted best European coach at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics

Competitive games only - as of 22 May 2011

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Trabzonspor		1988	1989	31	16	6	9	051.61
Boluspor		1989	1992	81	26	27	28	032.10
Trabzonspor		1993	1997	84	41	22	21	048.81
Antalyaspor		1997	1998	34	10	11	13	029.41
Sakaryaspor		1998	1998	10	2	3	5	020.00
Turkey		2000	2004	50	23	13	14	046.00
Trabzonspor		2004	2005	29	19	4	6	065.52
FC Seoul		2007	2009	110	51	37	22	046.36
Trabzonspor		2009	Present	86	49	23	14	056.98
Total				515	237	146	132	046.02

Awards

• 2002 Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service

Personal lige

Güneş is married and has two children.

External links

• FIFA.com