Galatasaray A.Ş. backroom staff
We hold the names of 52 people on Galatasaray A.Ş.'s staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Okan Buruk manages the first team, with İrfan Saraloğlu as assistant manager. Galatasaray A.Ş.'s is the longest staff list of the 21 Süper Lig clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okan Buruk | Manager | First team | 51 | Türkiye |  |
| Sedat Debreli | Manager | Under-19s | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| İrfan Saraloğlu | Assistant manager | First team | 62 | Türkiye | |
| Ahmet Öksüz | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 26 | Türkiye | - |
| Ismael Garcia Gomez | Coach | First team | 37 | Spain |  |
| Emrah Taşar | Coach | Under-19s | 32 | Türkiye | - |
| Hakan Gaş | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Can Okuyucu | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 57 | Türkiye | |
| Fadıl Koşutan | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Türkiye | - |
| Anıl Özer | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 27 | Türkiye | - |
| Burak Kavas | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 34 | Türkiye |  |
| Emirhan Ergün | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 35 | Türkiye | - |
| Eray İşcan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 33 | Türkiye | - |
| Sedat Türkmen | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 43 | Türkiye |  |
| Kaan Arısoy | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Vural Durmuş | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Türkiye |  |
| Yusuf Köklü | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Türkiye |  |
| Erdem Kıray | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| Furkan Durmuş | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 32 | Türkiye | - |
| Muammer Özel | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 39 | Türkiye | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yener İnce | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 55 | Türkiye | - |
| Hakan Çelebi | Club doctor | First team | 41 | Türkiye | - |
| Cihan Arslan | Club doctor | Under-19s | 41 | Türkiye | - |
| Mustafa Korkmaz | Head physio | Club-wide | 50 | Türkiye | - |
| Burak Koca | Physio | First team | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| Erkan Özyılmaz | Physio | First team | 44 | Türkiye |  |
| Berk Gezer | Physio | Under-19s | 33 | Türkiye | - |
| Burak Subaşı | Physio | Under-19s | 29 | Türkiye | |
| Mert Meral | Physio | Under-19s | 29 | Türkiye | - |
| Mesut Karlık | Physio | Under-19s | 38 | Türkiye | - |
| Ozan Öztürk | Physio | Under-19s | 32 | Türkiye | - |
| Samet Polat | Physio | Under-19s | 42 | Türkiye | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emre Utkucan | Chief scout | Club-wide | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Ali Can Kutlu | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Türkiye | - |
| Ali Seçkin | Scout | Club-wide | 75 | Türkiye | - |
| Ali Yavuz | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| Barkın Tanman | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Cihat Aksu | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | Türkiye | - |
| Doğukan Kalıntaş | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Türkiye | - |
| Emre Elmalıdereoğlu | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Türkiye | - |
| Gürcan Aday | Scout | Club-wide | 67 | Türkiye | - |
| Olcay Turhan | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Türkiye | - |
| Salih Demirci | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Türkiye | - |
| Uluç Büyüküstün | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Türkiye | - |
| Marco Fumagalli | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 44 | Italy |  |
| Sezer Unar | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 29 | Türkiye | - |
| Mehmet Türker | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Türkiye | - |
| Osman Arslan | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | Türkiye | - |
| Serhat Doğan | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Türkiye | |
| Yılmaz Yüksel | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | Türkiye | |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orhan Atik | Loan manager | 58 | Türkiye |
Owners and directors
Who owns Galatasaray A.Ş. and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dursun Aydın Özbek | Chair | 76 | Türkiye |
Backroom staff at every Süper Lig club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Galatasaray A.Ş.'s list is the longest of the 21, against a median of 24 across the division. Amed Sportif Faaliyetler names the fewest, 11.
Galatasaray A.Ş. against the Süper Lig, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | GALATASARAY A.Ş. | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 5 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 18 | 4 | 18 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
Backrooms the size of Galatasaray A.Ş.'s, in every league
Galatasaray A.Ş.'s 52 names make the joint 71st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 |  | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 |  | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 | | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
Where Galatasaray A.Ş.'s staff come from
3 nationalities across the 52 staff whose nationality we hold
Türkiye supplies 50 of the 52, 96%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Dursun Aydın Özbek, chair, at 76, and the youngest Ahmet Öksüz, assistant manager, at 26. 13 members of staff came from another club, most often Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (5).
Where Galatasaray A.Ş.'s former staff work now
On Galatasaray A.Ş.'s staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Riera | Manager |  |
| Igor Tudor | Manager |  |
| Selçuk İnan | Manager | Kocaelispor |
| Cihan Ünal | Coach | |
| Erkan Ferin | Coach |  |
| Moritz Volz | Coach |  |
| Hakan Bulut | Goalkeeping coach | Kocaelispor |
| Mehmet Bölükbaşı | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Mehmet Akışoğlu | Goalkeeping coach | |
| İsmail Erman Büyükgök | Club doctor | |
| Toni Modrić | Head of sports science | HNK Hajduk Split |
| Emre Decdeli | Scout |  |
| Furkan Yüksel | Performance analyst | |
| Osman Kul | Performance analyst | |
| Francis Cagigao | Director | |
| Pasquale Sensibile | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Galatasaray A.Ş.'s manager?
Okan Buruk is the Galatasaray A.Ş. first-team manager, aged 51. İrfan Saraloğlu is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Galatasaray A.Ş.?
Can Okuyucu and Fadıl Koşutan coach the Galatasaray A.Ş. first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Galatasaray A.Ş.'s head physio?
Mustafa Korkmaz is head physio at Galatasaray A.Ş..
Who is Galatasaray A.Ş.'s chief scout?
Emre Utkucan is chief scout at Galatasaray A.Ş..
How many backroom staff do Galatasaray A.Ş. have?
We hold the names of 52 people on Galatasaray A.Ş.'s staff for 2025/26: 20 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 18 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the longest list of the 21 Süper Lig clubs we hold, against a median of 24. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 71st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Galatasaray A.Ş. pays its squad, see Galatasaray A.Ş. player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Okan Buruk. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Süper Lig wages.