Gençlerbirliği backroom staff
We hold the names of 28 people on Gençlerbirliği's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Volkan Demirel manages the first team, with Ekrem Ekşioğlu as assistant manager. Gençlerbirliği's is the joint 6th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkan Demirel | Manager | First team | 43 | Türkiye |  |
| Mehmet Çakır | Manager | Under-19s | 41 | Türkiye |  |
| Ekrem Ekşioğlu | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | Türkiye | |
| Oğulcan Kurt | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 26 | Türkiye | - |
| Arda Keskin | Coach | First team | 45 | Türkiye |  |
| Gökhan Kağıtçıoğlu | Coach | First team | 45 | Türkiye | |
| Kadir Ömeroğlu | Coach | First team | 45 | Türkiye | |
| Mustapha Yatabaré | Coach | First team | 39 | Mali | - |
| Burak Karataş | Coach | Under-19s | 24 | Türkiye | - |
| Emre Erdoğan | Coach | Under-19s | 30 | Türkiye |  |
| Hakan Kolçak | Coach | Under-19s | 30 | Türkiye | - |
| Behram Zülaloğlu | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Türkiye | |
| Yusuf Yardımcı | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Türkiye | - |
| Hasan Erel | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 22 | Türkiye | - |
| İbrahim Karakaya | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 39 | Türkiye | - |
| İsmail Erel | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 49 | Türkiye | - |
| Mahmut Akbaş | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Alper Karaman | Fitness coach | First team | 37 | Türkiye |  |
| Kubilay Topçuoğlu | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | Türkiye | - |
| Erçin Taşdemir | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 50 | Türkiye | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gürhan Dönmez | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 44 | Türkiye | |
| Özgür Taka | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | Türkiye | - |
| Berk Ersen | Physio | Under-19s | 25 | Türkiye | - |
| Maria Kasar | Physio | Under-19s | 25 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yücel Koçak | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Türkiye | - |
| Tolga Sayın | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | Türkiye |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuncay Marancı | Head of youth development | 55 | Türkiye |
Owners and directors
Who owns Gençlerbirliği and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haydar Arda Çakmak | Chair | 50 | Türkiye |
Backroom staff at every Süper Lig club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Gençlerbirliği's list is the joint 6th longest of the 21, against a median of 24 across the division. Galatasaray A.Ş. names the most, 52. Amed Sportif Faaliyetler names the fewest, 11.
Gençlerbirliği against the Süper Lig, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | GENÇLERBIRLIĞI | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 5 | 12 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
Backrooms the size of Gençlerbirliği's, in every league
Gençlerbirliği's 28 names make the joint 370th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 |  | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 | | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
| 370 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 28 |
| 370 | | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | Super Liga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Major League Soccer | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ekstraklasa | 28 |
| 370 |  | Women's Super League | 28 |
| 370 |  | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | RAAL La Louvière | Belgian Pro League | 28 |
| 370 |  | La Liga | 28 |
| 370 | SK Beveren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | SK Sigma Olomouc | Czech First League | 28 |
Where Gençlerbirliği's former staff work now
On Gençlerbirliği's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Serkan Atak | Assistant manager | |
| Aykın Demir | Coach |  |
| Ferhat Odabaşı | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Hakan Karabıyık | Fitness coach | |
| Muhammed Dığrak | Physio | |
| İnan Kaloğlu | Scout | Amed Sportif Faaliyetler |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Gençlerbirliği's manager?
Volkan Demirel is the Gençlerbirliği first-team manager, aged 43. Ekrem Ekşioğlu is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Gençlerbirliği?
Behram Zülaloğlu and Yusuf Yardımcı coach the Gençlerbirliği first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Gençlerbirliği's head physio?
Özgür Taka is head physio at Gençlerbirliği.
How many backroom staff do Gençlerbirliği have?
We hold the names of 28 people on Gençlerbirliği's staff for 2025/26: 20 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the joint 6th 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 370th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Gençlerbirliği pays its squad, see Gençlerbirliği player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Volkan Demirel. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Süper Lig wages.