Rizespor A.Ş. backroom staff
We hold the names of 22 people on Rizespor A.Ş.'s staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Recep Uçar manages the first team, with Ekrem Dağ as assistant manager. Rizespor A.Ş.'s is the joint 14th 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, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recep Uçar | Manager | First team | 49 | Türkiye |  |
| Ekrem Dağ | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Austria |  |
| Yasin Çelik | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 44 | Türkiye | - |
| Fevzi Korkmaz | Coach | First team | 56 | Türkiye | - |
| Mahmut Mataracı | Coach | Under-19s | 31 | Türkiye | - |
| Savaş Topaloğlu | Coach | Under-19s | 46 | Türkiye | - |
| Ferhat Odabaşı | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Türkiye |  |
| Tekin Uzman | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 42 | Türkiye | - |
| Turgay Kazancı | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 66 | Türkiye | - |
| Can Kaplanoğlu | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Türkiye | - |
| Halil Çakır | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 36 | Türkiye | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakan Ayaz | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 57 | Türkiye |  |
| Serhat Talaş | Club doctor | First team | 49 | Türkiye | - |
| Asker İlker Ay | Physio | First team | 38 | Türkiye | - |
| Burak İzler | Physio | First team | 26 | Türkiye |  |
| Yunus Direkci | Physio | First team | 35 | Türkiye | - |
| Kurtaran Birinci | Physio | Under-19s | 23 | Türkiye | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakan Tüfekçi | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | Türkiye |
| Kerim Kart | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | Türkiye |
| Oğuzhan Arslan | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İsmail Demirci | Head of youth development | 56 | Türkiye |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Rizespor A.Ş. and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Turgut | Chair | 46 | Türkiye |
Backroom staff at every Süper Lig club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Rizespor A.Ş.'s list is the joint 14th 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.
Rizespor 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 | RIZESPOR A.Ş. | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 14 | 22 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 5 | 12 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Owners and directors | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Backrooms the size of Rizespor A.Ş.'s, in every league
Rizespor A.Ş.'s 22 names make the joint 512th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | FC Annecy | Ligue 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 | FC Energie Cottbus | 2. Bundesliga | 22 |
| 512 | FK Jablonec | Czech First League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Eliteserien | 22 |
| 512 |  | - | 22 |
| 512 | Mito Hollyhock | J1 League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 |  | League Two | 22 |
| 512 | | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
| 512 | SC Telstar | Eredivisie | 22 |
| 512 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Eliteserien | 22 |
| 512 |  | Primeira Liga | 22 |
| 512 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 |
| 512 | Wuhan Three Towns | Chinese Super League | 22 |
| 538 |  | Saudi Pro League | 21 |
| 538 | Al-Fayha Club | Saudi Pro League | 21 |
| 538 |  | - | 21 |
| 538 |  | Women's Super League | 21 |
Where Rizespor A.Ş.'s former staff work now
On Rizespor A.Ş.'s staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| İlhan Palut | Manager | |
| Okan Buruk | Manager | |
| Atila Gerin | Assistant manager | İKAS Eyüpspor |
| İrfan Saraloğlu | Assistant manager | |
| Osman Demir | Assistant manager | |
| Erkan Akkoç | Coach | |
| Bekir Arpacı | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Can Okuyucu | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Çağatay Turan | Fitness coach | |
| Fatih Vatansever | Club doctor |  |
| Gürbey Kahveci | Club doctor |  |
| Erdoğan Akçiçek | Head physio | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Hacı Çetin | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Rizespor A.Ş.'s manager?
Recep Uçar is the Rizespor A.Ş. first-team manager, aged 49. Ekrem Dağ is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Rizespor A.Ş.?
Ferhat Odabaşı coaches the Rizespor A.Ş. first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Rizespor A.Ş. have?
We hold the names of 22 people on Rizespor A.Ş.'s staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 1 owner or director. That is the joint 14th 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 512th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Rizespor A.Ş. pays its squad, see Rizespor A.Ş. player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Recep Uçar. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Süper Lig wages.