Ismail Kartal returns to Fenerbahce for fourth stint as head coach

Ismail Kartal returns to Fenerbahce for fourth stint as head coach

Fenerbahce ‌said in a statement ‌to Turkey's Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that they ‌had appointed 65-year-old Kartal ⁠on ‌a one-year contract.

Kartal, who ​spent a decade at Fenerbahce during ​his playing career, previously coached the club in ⁠2014/15, ​then on an interim basis in 2021/22 before returning for a ‌full campaign in 2023/24. He was an assistant manager at Fenerbahce during the last two times the club won the Super Lig.

Fenerbahce have finished second in ‌the Turkish top-flight ​in the last five ‌seasons straight, with their Istanbul rivals Galatasaray winning the title four times in a ⁠row.