Kemal Özdeş (born 10 May 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former player who last managed Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.

Kemal Özdeş
Kemal Özdeş in 2014
Personal information
Full name Kemal Özdeş
Date of birth (1970-05-10) 10 May 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Manisa, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Manisa Mensucatspor 3 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Manisaspor
2013–2014 Manisaspor
2014 Gençlerbirliği
2014–2015 Balıkesirspor
2015 Karşıyaka
2016 Elazığspor
2016–2018 Kasımpaşa
2018–2019 Göztepe
2019 Kasımpaşa
2020 Yeni Malatyaspor
2023 Kasımpaşa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

There is limited information available about Özdeş career as a football player. He primarily played for different teams in the local amateur league of his home province, Manisa. In the later stages of his career, he spent around one and a half seasons playing for Manisa Mensucatspor.

Managerial career edit

After his football career, Özdeş decided to become a coach, by starting as an assistant coach at Bergama Belediyespor in 1995. He assisted various coaches until 2009 and developed strong relationships with Tevfik Lav, Mesut Bakkal, and Ersun Yanal. When Yanal became the Sporting Director of the Turkish national team in 2010, Özdeş was chosen to coach the national U-19 football team. Though his team reached the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2011, they were eliminated in the group stage. Concurrently, he assisted the U-21 national team.

After leaving the U-19 coaching role, Özdeş briefly led Manisaspor in the top-tier league but stepped down due to declining performance in the 2013–14 season. He then coached Manisaspor in the second division, securing a 7th place finish. Özdeş signed with Gençlerbirliği in May 2014 but departed shortly, joining Balıkesirspor in December 2014. Unfortunately, his tenure was short-lived, and he resigned in April 2015. Özdeş later coached Kasımpaşa, leaving in October 2018 due to role changes. He briefly coached Göztepe in early 2019 and returned to Kasımpaşa in July 2019. Subsequently, he was appointed as the head coach of Yeni Malatyaspor in January 2020, only to part ways in March 2020.

On 4 April 2023, Kasımpaşa announced Özdeş's return as head coach, filling the position left by Selçuk İnan. Özdeş had previously managed the team twice. The club expressed excitement about his return and their commitment to achieving success together.

Tactics edit

Özdeş prefers to play in a 4–5–1 formation, with the defensive players staying deep when the opponent has the ball, while the midfielders apply pressing. Upon winning the ball, there is a quick transition, with Özdeş relying on fast wingers who often move into the opponent's penalty area during attacks to create a numerical advantage. The striker often acts as a 'False Nine,' dropping back to evade the marking of the opposing defenders.

Personal life edit

He was born in Manisa, Turkey. He graduated from Manisa Celal Bayar University in 1994.[1]

Managerial statistics edit

As of 25 November 2023[2]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Manisaspor 16 August 2011 25 January 2012 22 6 7 9 027.27
Manisaspor 15 July 2013 30 June 2014 37 16 6 15 043.24
Gençlerbirliği 29 May 2014 10 July 2014 0 0 0 0 !
Balıkesirspor 5 December 2014 27 April 2015 17 3 6 8 017.65
Karşıyaka 1 October 2015 14 December 2015 10 3 2 5 030.00
Elazığspor 4 January 2016 15 January 2016 0 0 0 0 !
Kasımpaşa 16 September 2016 1 October 2018 86 39 14 33 045.35
Göztepe 10 December 2018 24 February 2019 12 4 2 6 033.33
Kasımpaşa 13 June 2019 1 December 2019 15 5 3 7 033.33
Yeni Malatyaspor 23 January 2020 1 March 2020 6 1 0 5 016.67
Kasımpaşa 4 April 2023 22 9 4 9 040.91
Total 221 86 38 97 038.91

References edit

  1. ^ "MANİSASPOR TEKNİK DİREKTÖRÜ ÖZDEŞ'TEN 17 YILLIK İTİRAF". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Kemal Özdeş" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

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