ABDULLAH AVCI

Head Coach

🇹🇷 Türkiye

Date of Birth  31 July 1963

Place of Birth  İstanbul, Türkiye

Coach Profile

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Turkish coach Abdullah Mucib Avcı began his coaching career at İstanbulspor. In October 2005, he led the Turkish U-17 team to their second ever European U-17 Football Championship title. He also guided them to their first-ever qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, finishing third. In 2011, he reached the Turkish Cup final with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Also in 2011, he became the head coach of the Turkish National Football Team. In the 2021-22 season, he led Trabzonspor to their first TFF Süper Lig championship and two TFF Super Cup titles, accumulating 81 points. 

Last Club

Trabzonspor

🇹🇷 Türkiye

Role Head Coach

Period 2023–2024

Awards

TFF Süper Lig  1

TFF Türkiye Kupası  0

TFF Süper Kupa 2

FIFA World Cup  0

Turkish U-17 European Champ  1

IFFHS   ?th

Coaching Career

2023–2024

Trabzonspor

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

2020–2023

Trabzonspor

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

2019–2020

Beşiktaş

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

2014–2019

İstanbul Başakşehir

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

2011–2013

Türkiye

🇹🇷 National Team · National Coach

2006–2011

Büyükşehir Belediyespor

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

2004–2005

Türkiye U17

🇹🇷 National Team · National Coach

2004

Galatasaray U21

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

2003

İstanbulspor

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Youth Development Coordinator

2002–2003

İstanbulspor U21

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Head Coach

1999–2002

İstanbulspor

🇹🇷 Türkiye · Assistant Coach

About the Coach

Turkish coach Abdullah Mucib Avcı began his coaching career as an assistant coach in the teams of Aykut Kocaman, Metin Türel, and Ziya Doğan at İstanbulspor. In 2002, he coached the İstanbulspor U-21 team and served as the youth development coordinator. In 2004, he became the head coach of the Galatasaray U-21 team and coached the Galatasaray A2 team the following season. In October 2005, he became the head coach of the Turkey U-17 team and led Türkiye to its second ever European U-17 Football Championship title. Under Avcı's leadership, Turkey also qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in its history. Avcı was successful in this tournament as well, leading the team to a third-place finish. In 2006, he became the head coach of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He coached the team for five seasons and reached the Turkish Cup final in 2011. On November 17, 2011, he became the head coach of the Turkish National Football Team. After two years managing Turkey, he was dismissed following unsuccessful results in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In 2014, he became the manager of Istanbul Başakşehir, which had recently changed its name. In 2020, he was appointed as the manager of Trabzonspor. In the 2021-22 season, he won his first Süper Lig championship with Trabzonspor, accumulating 81 points.