İrfan Buz (born 15 April 1967) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar.
![]() Buz with Gençlerbirliği in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 April 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Velež Mostar (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1989 | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989 | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | ||
1989–1992 | Sarıyer | 1 | (0) |
1991–1992 | → Vanspor (loan) | 18 | (2) |
1992–1995 | Sakaryaspor | 22 | (1) |
1993–1994 | → Istanbul Maltepespor (loan) | 15 | (1) |
1995–1998 | Barışspor Hackenberg | ||
Managerial career | |||
1995–1998 | Barışspor Hackenberg | ||
1998–2008 | Germany U11-U19 | ||
2009–2013 | SpVg Olpe | ||
2013 | Iserlohn 46/49 | ||
2014 | Bursaspor | ||
2014–2015 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
2015–2017 | Yeni Malatyaspor | ||
2017–2018 | Osmanlıspor | ||
2019 | Samsunspor | ||
2020 | Bursaspor | ||
2020 | Kasımpaşa | ||
2021 | Yeni Malatyaspor | ||
2023 | Giresunspor | ||
2023–2024 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
2024– | Velež Mostar | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Early life
editBuz moved to Germany in 1971 with his family, and graduated as a construction technician from the Technical University of Dortmund.
Playing career
editBuz began playing amateur football with Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid, before playing professional in Turkey.[1] Buz joined Sarıyer S.K. in the Süper Lig in 1989, but only made one appearance over two years.[2]
Managerial career
editAfter his footballing career, Buz began working as a football manager. He transitioned as player-manager for the amateur German club Barışspor Hackenberg. From 1999 to 2008, he served a youth coach for the German Football Association. He managed the German club SpVg Olpe from 2009 to 2013 and got attention from the Turkish Süper Lig.[3] In 2013, he briefly joined FC Iserlohn 46/49 before moving to Bursaspor.[4]
Buz was appointed manager of Bursaspor on 26 March 2014.[5] He then went to manage Gençlerbirliği.[6] He then spent a couple years at Yeni Malatyaspor, who he helped promoted to the Süper Lig in the 2016–17 season.[7] In September 2017, he became the manager of Osmanlıspor, who were relegated at the end of the season.[8]
References
edit- ^ "İrfan Buz". Sabah.
- ^ Bursaspor. "Bursaspor Kulübü Resmi Televizyonu". www.bursasportv.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "WL 2: Olpes Buz lehnte Angebot aus der Süper Lig ab".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Irfan Buz wird Co-Trainer von Christoph Daum". 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Bursaspor'da İrfan Buz dönemi - Akşam". 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Gençler'de Buz devri!".
- ^ fanatik (30 May 2018). "Yeni Malatyaspor İrfan Buz'la yolları ayırdı". Fanatik.
- ^ "Yeni hoca kim olacak?".
External links
edit- İrfan Buz at the Turkish Football Federation
- TFF Manager Profile
- İrfan Buz at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Manager Profile