Samsunspor A.Ş. backroom staff
We hold the names of 27 people on Samsunspor A.Ş.'s staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Thorsten Fink manages the first team, with Sebastian Hahn as assistant manager. Samsunspor A.Ş.'s is the joint 8th 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, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsten Fink | Manager | First team | 57 | Germany |  |
| Ahmet Çil | Manager | Under-19s | 39 | Türkiye | - |
| Sebastian Hahn | Assistant manager | First team | 49 | Germany | |
| Emre Kindan | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 39 | Türkiye | - |
| Baykal Aydınlı | Coach | First team | 41 | Türkiye |  |
| Goran Kontić | Coach | First team | 31 | Croatia | |
| Luís Boa Morte | Coach | First team | 47 | Portugal |  |
| Emrah Fidanboy | Coach | Under-19s | 24 | Türkiye | - |
| Ferhat Altıkatoğlu | Coach | Under-19s | 29 | Türkiye | - |
| Mert Saydan | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Türkiye | - |
| Kadir Tütüncü | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | Türkiye | - |
| Zsolt Petry | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 58 | Hungary |  |
| Adem Efe | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 40 | Türkiye | - |
| Mehmet Bayraktar | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 56 | Türkiye | - |
| Fatih Yıldız | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Türkiye |  |
| Serkan Eyüpoğlu | Fitness coach | First team | 40 | Türkiye | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erdoğan Akçiçek | Head physio | 49 | Türkiye |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oğuzhan Türk | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Netherlands | - |
| Salih Bahtiyar | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Türkiye | - |
| Ahmet Özdemir | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Türkiye |  |
| Batıkan Sağlam | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | Türkiye | - |
| Emre Bayraktar | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | Türkiye |  |
| Yunus Emre Zengin | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Türkiye | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Cattenoy | Technical director | 54 | France |  |
| Akın Türker | Head of youth development | 51 | Türkiye | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Samsunspor A.Ş. and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Yüksel Yıldırım | Chair | 64 | Türkiye | - |
| Fuat Çapa | Director | 56 | Türkiye |  |
Backroom staff at every Süper Lig club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Samsunspor A.Ş.'s list is the joint 8th 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.
Samsunspor 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 | SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş. | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 1 | 5 | 12 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | Samsunspor A.Ş. |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |
Backrooms the size of Samsunspor A.Ş.'s, in every league
Samsunspor A.Ş.'s 27 names make the joint 389th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 |  | Eredivisie | 27 |
| 389 | Fredrikstad FK | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 | | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 27 |
| 389 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 27 |
| 389 | | Belgian Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Primeira Liga | 27 |
| 389 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 | Samsunspor A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 | SK Brann | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 |  | Bundesliga | 27 |
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 410 |  | Eredivisie | 26 |
| 410 |  | Russian Premier League | 26 |
| 410 |  | Saudi Pro League | 26 |
| 410 |  | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 |  | League One | 26 |
| 410 |  | Liga MX | 26 |
Where Samsunspor A.Ş.'s staff come from
7 nationalities across the 27 staff whose nationality we hold
Türkiye supplies 20 of the 27, 74%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Robert Yüksel Yıldırım, chair, at 64, and the youngest Emrah Fidanboy, coach, at 24. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often K Sint-Truidense VV (3).
Where Samsunspor A.Ş.'s former staff work now
On Samsunspor A.Ş.'s staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| İsmet Taşdemir | Manager |  |
| Hakan Dolutaş | Assistant manager | |
| İlker Püren | Assistant manager | |
| Hüseyin Çayır | Coach |  |
| Fatih Çiçek | Fitness coach | |
| Utku Yörükoğlu | Fitness coach | Ahlatcı Çorum Futbol Kulübü |
| Gürbey Kahveci | Club doctor | |
| David Pietrzyk | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Samsunspor A.Ş.'s manager?
Thorsten Fink is the Samsunspor A.Ş. first-team manager, aged 57. Sebastian Hahn is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Samsunspor A.Ş.?
Kadir Tütüncü and Zsolt Petry coach the Samsunspor A.Ş. first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Samsunspor A.Ş.'s head physio?
Erdoğan Akçiçek is head physio at Samsunspor A.Ş..
Who is Samsunspor A.Ş.'s technical director?
Cédric Cattenoy is technical director at Samsunspor A.Ş..
How many backroom staff do Samsunspor A.Ş. have?
We hold the names of 27 people on Samsunspor A.Ş.'s staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 1 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th 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 389th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Samsunspor A.Ş. pays its squad, see Samsunspor A.Ş. player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Thorsten Fink. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Süper Lig wages.