| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-03-19) 19 March 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Kırıkkale, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1981 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| 1983–1993 | Denizlispor | 117 | (6) |
| 1990–1991 | → Afyonspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | İzmirspor | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1985 | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Denizlispor (youth) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Denizlispor (coach) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Ankaragücü (coach) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2008–2009 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2009 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2009–2010 | Manisaspor | ||
| 2010 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2011 | Ankaragücü | ||
| 2012 | Samsunspor | ||
| 2012–2013 | Karabükspor | ||
| 2013–2014 | Konyaspor | ||
| 2015 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2015 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
| 2016 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2017 | Kayserispor | ||
| 2017 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2018–2019 | Alanyaspor | ||
| 2019 | Bursaspor | ||
| 2020–2021 | BB Erzurumspor | ||
| 2022 | Denizlispor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.
Amidfielder, he played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabükspor, Manisaspor, and Samsunspor.[1] He was head coach of BB Erzurumspor until March 2021.
Born in KırıkkaletoCircassian parents from Bilecik, Northwest Turkey,[2] Bakkal began playing football for local side Kırıkkalespor. He would later play for Denizlispor, Afyonspor, and İzmirspor before retiring from active play in 1994.
After his playing career ended, Bakkal became a football manager. He resigned as Gençlerbirliği's manager for the second time in his career, on 3 November 2008.[3]
In 2009 he received a UEFA Pro License.[4]
Mesut Bakkal – Managerial positions
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