Engin Fırat
Fırat Engin ( born June 11, 1970 in Istanbul, Turkey) is the current head coach of the Iranian Azadegan League football club Gostaresh Foolad FC Beginning of April 2010 received Engin Firat for its services as the best of Turkish coach abroad the " Celik Bilek Öülleri " award in Turkey.
Coaching career
The beginnings
The German -Turkish football coach Fırat Engin grew up on the East Frisian North Sea island of Norderney and lived there for almost 20 years. After completing his studies, sports ( for teachers) in Osnabrück began his career as a professional football coach as an assistant to Horst Hrubesch the Turkish first division side Samsunspor in 1997.
As a 27- year-old he was able to maintain the same in the professional football world and deserve to be recognized with the club and players. So it came when Samsunspor separated from Hrubesch that further work with Fırat Engin was never any question and the club him., Under the new coach, the Czechs Joseph Jarabinský, as an assistant coach on dedicated At the end of the season Samsunspor was fifth in the table.
After the season, the coach duo accepted the offer of league rivals Antalyaspor. It was with Antalyaspor sixth, which represented the best league result in the club's history.
Between 2000 and 2002, Fırat Engin belonged to the wizard team of Eintracht Frankfurt under head coach Martin Andermatt.
Collaboration with Werner Lorant
Several years working as an assistant coach Fırat Engin of Werner Lorant - including, inter alia in the season 2002/2003 the Turkish top club Fenerbahce Istanbul. The duo was only a close second in the league, the Champions League qualification was achieved. This season also achieved a historic 6-0 victory over arch-rivals Galatasaray.
In January 2003, after the separation from Fenerbahce Istanbul, Werner Lorant was engaged for second half of the Bundesliga 2 of LR Ahlen, to prevent relegation. Lorant took Fırat Engin again as his assistant coach. The back round table ended LR Ahlen in fifth place and had nothing to do with the decline.
For three games in the second round Fırat Engin was head coach of the LR Ahlen and thus he was, according to Mustafa Denizli, the only Turkish head coach in Bundesliga history.
2004 a Lorant and Fırat at the newly - founded South Korea's first division club Incheon United. For family reasons, Fırat Engin separated according to the training camp of FC Incheon United.
2005-2006 took Werner Lorant and Fırat Engin beginning of the season the Turkish first division promoted Sivasspor. The team was very surprising at first eighth in the final table, although the first six home games were played in Istanbul distant. Before the season starts you also still won the Cup of the Republic ( comparable to the German League Cup).
2006-2007 hired the coach duo in the Iranian first division Saipa Tehran. When, after three months Lorant announced despite standings, the club Fırat Engin offered the head coach items. Those in charge of the club had Fırat quickly convinced of his qualities, but declined Fırat, as he held his head coach loyalty. Saipa FC took the momentum of the standings and was at the end of the season surprisingly Iranian masters.
Shortly afterwards went Lorant and Fırat the Turkish first division club Kayseri Erciyesspor. After 30 years with the duo managed the club in the cup 's first victory against Galatasaray. This victory paved the way for participation in the UEFA Cup. Since the entire Board resigned in the middle of the season, also joined the coaching duo with back.
Involvement in Iran
In March 2008, the new coach of Iran, Ali Daei Fırat asked her to be his assistant for the Iranian national football team. After Fırat reached agreement with Ali Daei and the Association, he also signed as head coach of last year's runners-up of the Iranian Pro League and the AFC Champions League finalists, FC Sepahan from Isfahan. When Ali Daei was sacked after a 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia on 28 March 2009, also ended Fırats time as an assistant coach of the Iranian national team. With Sepahan Isfahan he was after the 2008 / 09 season, replaced by Amir Ghalenoei.
In early August 2011, he was engaged in the Azadegan League team of Gostaresh Foolad FC as head coach / manager.