Erbil Bozkurt Explained

Erbil Bozkurt
Full Name:Erbil Bozkurt
Birth Date:4 April 1990
Birth Place:Hackney, England
Height:1.84m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Hull City
(Goalkeeping Coach)
Years1:?–2016
Clubs1:Haringey Borough
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Hampton & Richmond Borough
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Leyton Orient
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Boreham Wood
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Club-Update:20:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Erbil Bozkurt (born 4 April 1990) is a former English footballer. He now works as the goalkeeping coach at club Hull City.[1]

Coaching career

Bozkurt began his coaching career whilst playing for Hampton & Richmond Borough. He was appointed as the academy goalkeeping coach at Leyton Orient on 1 February 2016. Bozkurt held this position until 1 April 2017, when he became the club's senior goalkeeping coach,[2] which saw him subsequently transfer to Orient as a player too.

On 7 August 2017, he moved again both as a player and a coach, this time to Boreham Wood.[3] Bozkurt retired as a player on 18 January 2018, when he left his position as goalkeeping coach at Boreham Wood for the equivalent U21 position at EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers.[4] He would be promoted to the role of First Team goalkeeping coach on 4 June 2020,[4] ahead of the restart of football following the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 4 February 2023, Bozkurt would leave QPR for Wycombe Wanderers[5] in what would be a brief spell that lasted under a month.[6] On 30 June 2023, he became the goalkeeping coach of MK Dons under manager Graham Alexander.[7] On 5 July 2024, Hull City appointed Bozkurt as their First Team goalkeeping coach after Barry Richardson left the role earlier that summer.[1]

Personal life

Bozkurt is of Turkish descent.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bozkurt appointed Goalkeeping Coach. 5 July 2024. Hull City A.F.C.. 4 August 2024.
  2. News: Neale Fenn and Erbil Bozkurt added to Leyton Orient's backroom staff as Omer Riza serves touchline ban. 7 April 2017. East London and West Essex Guardian. 4 August 2024.
  3. News: ERBIL BOZKURT: "I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS". 15 August 2017. Boreham Wood F.C.. 4 August 2024.
  4. News: Wycombe Wanderers' GK coach Erbil Bozkurt on his move from QPR. 10 February 2023. Bucks Free Press. 5 August 2024.
  5. News: Erbil Bozkurt joins as Head of Goalkeeping. 4 February 2023. Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 4 August 2024.
  6. News: Confirmed! Matt Bloomfield returns as manager. 22 February 2023. Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 5 August 2024.
  7. News: Erbil Bozkurt appointed Goalkeeper Coach. 30 June 2023. MK Dons F.C.. 4 August 2024.