Kocaelispor backroom staff
We hold the names of 21 people on Kocaelispor's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Selçuk İnan manages the first team, with Volkan Kazak as assistant manager. Kocaelispor's is the 16th 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, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selçuk İnan | Manager | First team | 40 | Türkiye |  |
| Murat Tiraki | Manager | Under-19s | 45 | Türkiye | - |
| Volkan Kazak | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | Türkiye |  |
| Muhammed Çiyan | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 29 | Türkiye | - |
| Olcan Adın | Coach | First team | 39 | Türkiye | |
| Sebahattin Yenilmez | Coach | First team | 47 | Türkiye | |
| Hakan Bulut | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Türkiye |  |
| Kerem Nazlıgül | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 37 | Türkiye | - |
| Coşkun Kapudağlı | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 62 | Türkiye | - |
| Ekrem Taşdemir | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 54 | Türkiye | - |
| Yusuf Yavaş | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 28 | Türkiye | - |
| Ramazan Varli | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | Türkiye | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmet Zorlu | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 53 | Türkiye |
| Akif Oker | Head physio | Club-wide | 29 | Türkiye |
| Muharrem Sönmez | Physio | First team | 30 | Türkiye |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osman Yusuf Cömert | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Türkiye | - |
| Emre Oğuz | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | Türkiye | - |
| Osman Coşkun | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Türkiye |  |
| Serhat Saylık | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Türkiye | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aydın Günaydın | Head of youth development | 61 | Türkiye |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Kocaelispor and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recep Durul | Chair | 61 | Türkiye |
Backroom staff at every Süper Lig club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Kocaelispor's list is the 16th 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.
Kocaelispor against the Süper Lig, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | KOCAELISPOR | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 12 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |
Backrooms the size of Kocaelispor's, in every league
Kocaelispor's 21 names make the joint 538th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | Al-Fayha Club | Saudi Pro League | 21 |
| 538 |  | - | 21 |
| 538 |  | Women's Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | Indian Super League | 21 |
| 538 | Bromley | League One | 21 |
| 538 |  | Liga MX | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Córdoba | La Liga 2 | 21 |
| 538 | FK Mladá Boleslav | Czech First League | 21 |
| 538 |  | - | 21 |
| 538 | Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | London City Lionesses Women | Women's Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | Primeira Liga | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 |  | Superleague Greece | 21 |
| 538 |  | League One | 21 |
| 538 | San Diego Football Club | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Sandefjord Fotball | Eliteserien | 21 |
| 538 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Eliteserien | 21 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kocaelispor's manager?
Selçuk İnan is the Kocaelispor first-team manager, aged 40. Volkan Kazak is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Kocaelispor?
Hakan Bulut and Kerem Nazlıgül coach the Kocaelispor first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Kocaelispor's head physio?
Akif Oker is head physio at Kocaelispor.
How many backroom staff do Kocaelispor have?
We hold the names of 21 people on Kocaelispor's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the 16th 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 538th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Kocaelispor pays its squad, see Kocaelispor player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Selçuk İnan. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Süper Lig wages.