Şenol Güneş

Şenol Güneş

Personal information
Full name	Şenol Güneş
Date of birth	(1952-06-01) 1 June 1952
Place of birth	Trabzon, Turkey
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
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 (assistant)
1989–1992	Boluspor
1992–1993	İstanbulspor
1993–1997	Trabzonspor
1997–1998	Antalyaspor
1998–1999	Sakaryaspor
2000–2004	Turkey
2005	Trabzonspor
2007–2009	FC Seoul
2009–2013	Trabzonspor
2014–2015	Bursaspor
2015–	Beşiktaş
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Şenol Güneş, T.C., (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈʃenoɫ ˈɟyneʃ], born 1 June 1952) is a Turkish football manager and former player. His most notable managerial achievements to date include coaching the Turkish national team to third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and winning two Süper Lig titles; both of them with Beşiktaş. He is also noted for stints in his boyhood club Trabzonspor, which plays their current games in a stadium named after him. His playing career there saw the club win all 6 of their Süper Lig titles.

Playing career

Güneş began his amateur career at Erdoğdu Gençlik as a goalkeeper. Shortly after he was recruited for the Trabzonspor development team, and 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. In the 1978–79 season he set the Süper Lig clean sheet record by not conceding a single goal for 1,110 minutes. 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 Turkish national team, being the captain in five games.

Managerial career

His managerial career started at Trabzonspor, where he was assistant manager before being promoted. He came close to winning Süper Lig in the 1995–96 campaign after leading all season, but in the end his team came second. That year, Trabzonspor also played in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup where they were knocked out by FC Schalke 04. He left the club soon after, and worked at Antalyaspor and Sakaryaspor. In 2000, he was hired to coach the 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 the national team failed to qualify for UEFA 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 returned to his hometown as head coach of Trabzonspor for the fourth time, replacing Hugo Broos. After Trabzonspor, he signed with Bursaspor on a one-year contract. Bursaspor finished 6th place in 2014–15 Süper Lig and reached the Turkish Cup final that year. On 11 June 2015, he signed with a 2+1 year contract with Beşiktaş. Güneş led Beşiktaş to their 14th title (and first since 2009) in 2016. For Güneş, it was his first title as manager. He led them to their 15th and second title in a row in 2017.

Career statistics

As of 22 August 2018

Club

Team	Season	League			Turkish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sebat Gençlik	1970–71	2. Lig	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	1971–72		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total			57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	57	–
Trabzonspor	1972–73	1. Lig	10	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	0
	1973–74		18	0	6	0	–	–	–	–	24	0
	1974–75	Süper Lig	26	0	7	0	–	–	1	0	34	0
	1975–76		24	0	8	0	8	0	4	0	36	0
	1976–77		28	0	10	0	3	0	4	0	45	0
	1977–78		28	0	6	0	2	0	2	0	38	0
	1978–79		30	0	2	0	–	–	1	0	33	0
	1979–80		30	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	39	0
	1980–81		29	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	34	0
	1981–82		31	0	5	0	2	0	1	0	39	0
	1982–83		34	0	7	0	2	0	1	0	44	0
	1983–84		33	0	9	0	2	0	1	0	45	0
	1984–85		32	0	7	0	2	0	1	0	42	0
	1985–86		28	0	3	0	–	–	–	–	31	0
	1986–87		32	0	6	0	–	–	–	–	38	0
Total			413	0	84	0	17	0	18	0	532	0
Career totals			470	0	84	0	17	0	18	0	589	0

International

Turkey national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1976	2	0
1977	4	0
1978	4	0
1979	6	0
1980	3	0
1981	5	0
1982	3	0
1983	2	0
1987	2	0
Total	31	0

Managerial statistics

4 October 2018

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Trabzonspor	1988	1989	36	19	6	11	052.78
Boluspor	1989	1992	85	27	28	30	031.76
Trabzonspor	1993	1997	148	98	25	25	066.22
Antalyaspor	1997	1998	37	11	11	15	029.73
Sakaryaspor	1998	1998	13	5	3	5	038.46
Turkey	2000	2004	50	23	13	14	046.00
Trabzonspor	2004	2005	31	21	4	6	067.74
FC Seoul	2007	2009	91	41	32	18	045.05
Trabzonspor	2009	2013	149	72	43	34	048.32
Bursaspor	2014	2015	49	23	14	12	046.94
Beşiktaş	2015	Present	169	102	38	29	060.36
Total			858	442	217	199	051.52

Honours

Player honours

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig (6): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84; Runners-up: 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83
• Turkish Cup (3): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84; Runners-up: 1984–85
• Turkish Super Cup (6): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983; Runners-up: 1981, 1984

Managerial honours

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig Runners-up: 1994–95, 1995–96, 2004–05
• Turkish Cup (2): 1994–95, 2009–10
• Turkish Super Cup (2): 1995, 2010

Turkey

• FIFA World Cup Third-place: 2002
• FIFA Confederations Cup Third-place: 2003

FC Seoul

• K League Runners-up: 2008
• Korean League Cup Runners-up: 2007

Bursaspor

• Turkish Cup Runners-up: 2014–15

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig (2): 2015–16, 2016–17
• Turkish Super Cup Runners-up: 2016, 2017

Awards and achievements

• UEFA Team of the Year (1): 2002
• IFFHS's 3rd best national team coach of the world 2002
• 2002 Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service

See also

• Şenol Güneş Stadium

External links

• Şenol Güneş – FIFA competition record (archived)