Serkan Özbalta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Of, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sakaryaspor (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gençlerbirliği | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Erzincanspor | ||
| 1999–2002 | Altay | ||
| 1999–2000 | →Mersin İY (loan) | ||
| 2000–2001 | →Keskinspor (loan) | ||
| 2001–2002 | →Seyhan Belediyespor (loan) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Gümüşhanespor | ||
| 2003–2004 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ünyespor | ||
| 2005–2006 | Maltepespor | ||
| 2006 | Kahramanmaraşspor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Giresunspor | ||
| 2007–2008 | 24 Erzincanspor | ||
| 2008 | Bağlumspor | ||
| 2008–2009 | Maltepespor | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ofspor | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bugsaşspor | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | ||
| 2020–2021 | Manisa | ||
| 2022 | Altay | ||
| 2022 | Hatayspor | ||
| 2022– | Sakaryaspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Serkan Özbalta (born 5 February 1979) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He is the manager of Sakaryaspor.
Career[edit]
A youth product of Gençlerbirliği, Özbalta began his senior career with Erzincanspor in 1998, and transferred to Altay in 1999. He went on loan to Mersin İY, Keskinspor, and Seyhan Belediyespor to start his career. He spent the rest of his career in various pro and semi-pro teams in the second and third divisions of Turkey.[1]
After retiring as a player, Özbalta began managing with Ankara Keçiörengücü in the TFF Second League, and in his debut season got them promoted to the TFF First League without losing a match at home. He moved to Manisa in the Second League in 2020, and again promoted the team to the TFF First League with an undefeated title and goal records. On 27 January 2022, he signed as the manager for his former club Altay in the Turkish Süper Lig.[2]
On 10 October 2022, Özbalta was hired by Sakaryaspor in the TFF First League.[3]
Honours[edit]
Ankara Keçiörengücü
Manisa FK
References[edit]
- ^ "Altay'da teknik direktörlük görevine Serkan Özbalta getirildi". NTVSpor.net.
- ^ İZMİR, (DHA), Mustafa KÖPRÜLÜ /. "Altay teknik direktörlük için Serkan Özbalta'yla anlaşmaya yakın!". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
- ^ "Kulübümüz teknik direktörlük görevi için Serkan Özbalta ile anlaşmaya varmıştır" (in Turkish). Sakaryaspor. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
External links[edit]
- Serkan Özbalta at the Turkish Football Federation
- Serkan Özbalta at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Manager Profile
- Soccerway Manager profile
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Of, Turkey
- Sportspeople from Trabzon Province
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkish football managers
- Erzincanspor footballers
- Altay S.K. footballers
- Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers
- Gümüşhanespor footballers
- Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
- 24 Erzincanspor footballers
- Istanbul Maltepespor footballers
- Giresunspor footballers
- Kahramanmaraşspor footballers
- Ofspor footballers
- TFF First League players
- TFF Second League players
- TFF Third League players
- Altay S.K. managers
- Hatayspor managers
- Sakaryaspor managers
- Süper Lig managers
- Men's association football midfielders