| İrfan Buz | |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Velež Mostar (manager) |
| Youthyears1: | –1989 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid |
| Years1: | 1989 |
| Years2: | 1989–1992 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs3: | → Vanspor (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1992–1995 |
| Clubs4: | Sakaryaspor |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs5: | → Istanbul Maltepespor (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1995–1998 |
| Clubs6: | Barışspor Hackenberg |
| Manageryears1: | 1995–1998 |
| Managerclubs1: | Barışspor Hackenberg |
| Manageryears2: | 1998–2008 |
| Managerclubs2: | Germany U11-U19 |
| Manageryears3: | 2009–2013 |
| Managerclubs3: | SpVg Olpe |
| Manageryears4: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs4: | Iserlohn 46/49 |
| Manageryears5: | 2014 |
| Manageryears6: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs6: | Gençlerbirliği |
| Manageryears7: | 2015–2017 |
| Managerclubs7: | Yeni Malatyaspor |
| Manageryears8: | 2017–2018 |
| Managerclubs8: | Osmanlıspor |
| Manageryears9: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs9: | Samsunspor |
| Manageryears10: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs10: | Bursaspor |
| Manageryears11: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs11: | Kasımpaşa |
| Manageryears12: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs12: | Yeni Malatyaspor |
| Manageryears13: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs13: | Giresunspor |
| Manageryears14: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs14: | Şanlıurfaspor |
| Manageryears15: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs15: | Velež Mostar |
İrfan Buz (born 15 April 1967) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar.
Buz moved to Germany in 1971 with his family, and graduated as a construction technician from the Technical University of Dortmund.
Buz began playing amateur football with Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid, before playing professional in Turkey.[1] Buz joined Sarıyer S.K. in the Süper Lig in 1989, but only made one appearance over two years.[2]
After his footballing career, Buz began working as a football manager. He transitioned as player-manager for the amateur German club Barışspor Hackenberg. From 1999 to 2008, he served a youth coach for the German Football Association. He managed the German club SpVg Olpe from 2009 to 2013 and got attention from the Turkish Süper Lig.[3] In 2013, he briefly joined FC Iserlohn 46/49 before moving to Bursaspor.[4]
Buz was appointed manager of Bursaspor on 26 March 2014.[5] He then went to manage Gençlerbirliği.[6] He then spent a couple years at Yeni Malatyaspor, who he helped promoted to the Süper Lig in the 2016–17 season.[7] In September 2017, he became the manager of Osmanlıspor, who were relegated at the end of the season.[8]