Ismail Atalan

Ismail Atalan (born 1 April 1980) is a German-Turkish football manager, who is the assistant manager of Alanyaspor.

Coaching career
Ismail Atalan started his managerial career in 2008 as a player-manager for the reserve team of the 1. FC Gievenbeck. In 2012, he became manager of Davaria Davensberg, where he coached until 2014. In November 2014, Atalan became head coach of Sportfreunde Lotte. In 2016, he led them to promotion to the 3. Liga. He became the new manager of VfL Bochum on 11 July 2017. He returned to Lotte on 9 April 2019. He moved to Hallescher FC on 25 February 2020. He was sacked on 8 June 2020. In April 2023 he became assistant manager of Alanyaspor in Turkey.

Manager
Individual
 * 3. Liga Manager of the Season: 2016–17