Tolunay Kafkas

Hakkı Tolunay Kafkas (born 21 March 1968) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. He is manager of Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.

Tolunay Kafkas
Kafkas as Trabzonspor manager in 2013
Personal information
Full name Hakkı Tolunay Kafkas
Date of birth (1968-03-21) 21 March 1968
Place of birth Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ankaragücü (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Türk Telekom 26 (5)
1988–1989 Keçiörengücü 33 (11)
1989–1991 Diyarbakırspor 88 (26)
1991–1992 Erzurumspor 10 (4)
1992–1993 Konyaspor 75 (22)
1993–1997 Trabzonspor 143 (16)
1997–1999 Galatasaray 15 (1)
1999–2000 Bursaspor 24 (1)
2000–2002 Denizlispor 48 (3)
2002–2004 ASKÖ Pasching 51 (1)
2004 LASK 10 (1)
2004–2005 Admira Wacker 8 (0)
Total 537 (91)
International career
1994–1998 Turkey 33 (3)
Managerial career
2007–2010 Kayserispor
2010–2011 Gaziantepspor
2011–2013 Turkey U-21
2013 Trabzonspor
2013–2015 Karabükspor
2015–2016 Kayserispor
2016–2017 Akhisarspor
2020–2023 Turkey U-21
2023– Ankaragücü
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kafkas was born in Ankara, he is of Circassian origin. Kafkas played as a defensive midfielder for PTT, Keçiörengücü, Diyarbakırspor, Erzurumspor, Konyaspor, Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Bursaspor and Denizlispor in Turkey and Pasching, LASK and Admira Wacker in Austria. He retired in 2005.

He made his debut for the Turkey national team on 21 December 1994 against Italy. In total, he made 33 appearances for the Turkey national team scoring 3 goals.

Managerial career

He began his coaching journey in the 2007–08 Season as the head coach of Kayserispor, where he achieved significant success, leading the team to victory in the Turkish Cup and a remarkable 5th place finish in the league with 55 points. This accomplishment earned Kayserispor a spot in the UEFA Cup.

In the subsequent years, Kafkas ventured into coaching roles at other Turkish clubs, including Gaziantepspor, Trabzonspor, and Kardemir Karabükspor, showcasing his versatility as a coach. He also briefly served as the TFF Development Director.

Throughout his coaching career, Kafkas experienced both triumphs and challenges, leaving a lasting impact on the clubs he managed. His tenure at Kayserispor and Gaziantepspor saw notable achievements. Notably, his time at Kardemir Karabükspor was highlighted by a historic achievement, leading the team to their first-ever qualification to the European Cups. Despite being eliminated from the UEFA Europa League play-off round by Saint-Étienne after a thrilling penalty shootout Additionally, Kafkas had the opportunity to coach Turkey's under-21 national football team, contributing to the development of young talents in the country between 2020 and 2023.

On 23 March 2023, Kafkas took on a new coaching role at Ankaragücü, further solidifying his position as an accomplished and respected figure in Turkish football.

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 199411
1995141
1996100
199761
199820
Total333
Scores and results list. Turkey's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Tolunay Kafkas
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 December 1994Stadio Adriatico, Pescara, Italy Italy1–21–3Friendly
2.11 June 1995Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada Honduras1–01–0Friendly
3.2 December 1997Denizli Atatürk Stadium, Denizli, Turkey Finland1–11–1Friendly

Managerial statistics
As of 30 September 2023
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Kayserispor Turkey 11 June 2007 31 May 2010 121 51 37 33 042.15
Gaziantepspor Turkey 10 August 2010 26 September 2011 51 23 13 15 045.10
Turkey U-21 Turkey 26 September 2011 29 January 2013 13 5 3 5 038.46
Trabzonspor Turkey 29 January 2013 31 May 2013 20 9 1 10 045.00
Karabükspor Turkey 8 July 2013 23 February 2015 71 25 21 25 035.21
Kayserispor Turkey 8 July 2015 3 March 2016 32 11 8 13 034.38
Akhisarspor Turkey 6 September 2016 18 March 2017 32 11 9 12 034.38
Turkey U-21 Turkey 22 August 2020 10 February 2023 18 6 4 8 033.33
Ankaragücü Turkey 23 March 2023 present 20 6 5 9 030.00
Total 378 147 101 130 038.89

Honours

Player

Galatasaray

Trabzonspor

Manager

Kayserispor

References
  1. "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.


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