Cihat Arslan (Cihad Redžović,[1] born 9 February 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of 1. Lig club Ankaragücü. He is of Bosniak descent and his family roots came from Sandžak.[2]
 Arslan as İstanbul B.B. manager in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Balıkesir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ankaragücü (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gömeçspor | |||
| Ayvalıkgücü Belediyespor | |||
| 1990–1993 | Karşıyaka | 61 | (3) |
| 1993–1997 | Galatasaray | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | → Zeytinburnuspor (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Gaziantepspor | 20 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Yozgatspor | 110 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Kayserispor | 29 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Kocaelispor | 29 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | İstanbul B.B. | 29 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Kasımpaşa | 77 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Kasımpaşa (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Kocaelispor | ||
| 2010 | Eyüpspor | ||
| 2011 | Boluspor | ||
| 2011–2012 | Göztepe | ||
| 2012–2013 | Karşıyaka | ||
| 2013–2014 | İstanbul B.B. | ||
| 2014–2015 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
| 2015 | Balıkesirspor | ||
| 2015–2016 | Akhisarspor | ||
| 2018 | Karşıyaka | ||
| 2018 | Adanaspor | ||
| 2018–2019 | Akhisarspor | ||
| 2019 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 2020 | Manisa FK | ||
| 2020–2021 | Balıkesirspor | ||
| 2021 | Kasımpaşa | ||
| 2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor | ||
| 2023 | Shkupi | ||
| 2024 | Ankaragücü | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editIn December 2015, Arslan was named manager of Süper Lig side Akhisarspor in the 2015–16 season.[3] He was sacked on 1 September 2016, but was once again Akhisarspor manager from 2018 to 2019.
In February 2019, he became the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica.[4] After the end of the 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League, Arslan decided to leave Čelik.[5]
In February 2020, he became the new manager of TFF Second League club Manisa.
Honours
editPlayer
editGalatasaray
Yozgatspor
- TFF First League: 1999–00
Kasımpaşa
Manager
editİstanbul B.B.
References
edit- ^ "Gömeçli Boşnakları Tanıyalım" (in Turkish). BosnakHaber.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Cihat Arslan: Malatya tarihinin en kötü günlerini yaşıyor" (in Turkish). Fotospor.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Cihat Arslan – Teknik Adamlar Bilgi Detayı TFF" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ D. Kurbegović (25 February 2019). "Cihat Arslan novi trener NK Čelik!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ D. Kurdbegović (25 May 2019). "Arslan: Ponosan sam što sam bio trener Čelika, ali vraćam se u Tursku" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 May 2019.