Volkan Arslan (born 29 August 1978) is a Turkish football coach and former player.[2] Arslan played for Turkey at the U-16, U-17 and U-18 levels before he made his debut for the senior team in 2003.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Volkan Arslan | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-08-29) 29 August 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Hanover, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Adana Demirspor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Hannover 96[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Hannover 96 | 36 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 35 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Adanaspor | 62 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Kocaelispor | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Galatasaray | 57 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Ankaraspor | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Gaziantepspor | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Antalyaspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ankaragücü | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Orduspor | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | Eyüpspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Bozüyükspor | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 296 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Turkey U-16 | 4 | (1) |
| 1996 | Turkey U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Turkey U-18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Turkey | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Kasımpaşa (youth) | ||
| 2017 | Çaykur Rizespor (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Alanyaspor (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Sarıyer (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Adana Demirspor (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Bayrampaşa | ||
| 2021 | İstanbulspor (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arslan began his career with local club Hannover 96. After making 36 league appearances for the club, Arslan was transferred to Rot-Weiss Essen. Adanaspor brought Arslan to the club in 2000. He joined Kocaelispor in 2002, spending six months with the club before moving to Galatasaray on 31 January 2003. After leaving Galatsaray, Arslan played for Ankaraspor, Gaziantepspor, Antalyaspor and MKE Ankaragücü.[3]
On 19 August 2011, he signed for Bozüyükspor.[4]
Arslan has made eleven appearances for the Turkey national football team, including participating at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5] He also represented Turkey at the U-16 to U-18 levels, as well as making two appearances for the senior reserve team in 2006.[3]