List of Galatasaray S.K. managers explained

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Istanbul, Turkey, who currently play in Süper Lig. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of head coach or technical director of the first team of Galatasaray SK since their foundation in 1905. Caretaker managers (interim) are included, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

The first full-time manager for Galatasaray SK was Boris Nikolof, one of the founders of Galatasaray SK.

The most successful Galatasaray SK manager in terms of trophies won is Fatih Terim, who won eight Süper Lig titles, three Türkiye Kupası trophies, five Süper Kupa, three TSYD Cup and one UEFA Europa League Cup (20 trophies in total) in his 10-year reign as manager.

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 26 May 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.^[1]

• (n/a) = Information not available

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%^[2]	Honours	Notes
	Bulgaria
	Turkey			(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)
				Istanbul Futbol Ligi (3)
	Turkey
	Turkey			Istanbul Futbol Ligi (2)
	Turkey
	Turkey
	Turkey			Istanbul Futbol Ligi
				Istanbul Futbol Ligi (3)	^[3]
	Turkey			Istanbul Futbol Ligi	^[4]
	Hungary			Istanbul Futbol Ligi	^[5]
				Istanbul Kupası	^[6]
	Austria				^[7]
	Hungary				^[8]
	Austria			Milli Küme	^[9]
					^[10]
	Austria
	Poland				^[11]
				Istanbul Kupası (2)	^[12]
	Greece			<	-- Milli Küme qualy and Istanbul Kupasi not included. -->	^[13]
	Hungary				^[14]
				Istanbul Futbol Ligi	^[15]
					^[16]
	Turkey				^[17]
	Hungary				^[18]
	Turkey			Istanbul Futbol Ligi (2)
	Turkey				^[19]
				Istanbul Futbol Ligi	^[20]
	Italy				^[21]
	Turkey				^[22]
	Turkey			Süper Lig (2), Türkiye Kupası
	Turkey			Türkiye Kupası
	Turkey			Türkiye Kupası (2), Süper Kupa
	Turkey				^[23] ^[24]
				Süper Lig, Süper Kupa	^[25]
	Turkey			Süper Lig
				Süper Lig (2), Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa	^[26]
					^[27]
				Türkiye Kupası	^[28]
					^[29]
	Turkey				^[30]
	Turkey
	Turkey				^[31]
	Turkey				^[32]
					^[33]
	Turkey				^[34]
	Turkey			Türkiye Kupası	^[35]
	Turkey				^[36]
					^[37]
	Germany			Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, Prime Minister's Cup	^[38]
	Turkey			Süper Lig, Süper Kupa	^[39]
	Germany			Prime Minister's Cup	^[40]
	Turkey			Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa	^[41]
	Germany			Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası	^[42]
	Germany			Süper Lig, Süper Kupa	^[43]
	Germany				^[44]
	Turkey			Prime Minister's Cup	^[45]
				Türkiye Kupası	^[46]
	Turkey			Süper Lig (4), Türkiye Kupası (2), Süper Kupa (2), UEFA Cup	^[47]
	Romania			UEFA Super Cup, Süper Lig	^[48]
	Turkey
	Romania			Türkiye Kupası	^[49]
	Belgium			Süper Lig	^[50]
	Germany
	Turkey			Süper Lig	^[51]
	Germany			Süper Kupa	^[52]
	Turkey				^[53]
	Netherlands				^[54]
	Romania
	Turkey				^[55]
	Turkey			Süper Lig (2), Süper Kupa (2)
	Brazil				^[56]
	Italy			Türkiye Kupası	^[57]
	Italy				^[58]
	Brazil
	Turkey			Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa	^[59]
	Brazil
	Turkey
	Turkey				^[60]
	Netherlands			Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa	^[61]
	Croatia				^[62]
	Turkey			Süper Lig (2), Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa
	Spain
	Turkey			Süper Lig (2), Süper Kupa

By number of games

Information correct as of match played 20 May 2022. Only competitive matches are counted.^[63]

• (n/a) = Information not available

Name	Period	Seasons	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%^[64]	Titles
	1996–00, 2002–04, 2011–13, 2017–2022	14	17
	1952–53, 1954–57, 1960–63, 1964–67	11	8
	1987–89, 1990–92, 2015–16	4	4
	1971–74, 1980–81	4	4
	1984–1987	3	3
	1960, 1964, 1970–71, 1978–79	3	2
	1941–1945	4	2
	2000–2002	3	2

Most successful managers

Rank	Manager	SL	TC	TSC		USC	Total
1	Fatih Terim	8	3	5	1	–	17
2	Gündüz Kılıç	4	3	1	–	–	8
3	Mustafa Denizli	1	1	2	–	–	4
Brian Birch	2	1	1	–	–	4
5	Okan Buruk	2	–	1	–	–	3
Horace Armitage	3	–	–	–	–	3
Billy Hunter	3	–	–	–	–	3
Jupp Derwall	1	1	1	–	–	3
Hamza Hamzaoğlu	1	1	1	–	–	3
8	Sadi Bey	2	–	–	–	–	2
Mircea Lucescu	1	–	–	–	1	2
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp	1	1	–	–	–	2
Reiner Hollmann	1	–	1	–	–	2
John Begget	–	2	–	–	–	2
Coşkun Özarı	1	1	–	–	–	2
Jupp Derwall	1	1	–	–	–	2
Jan Olde Riekerink	–	1	1	–	–	2
17
Adil Giray	1	–	–	–	–	1
Nihat Bekdik	1	–	–	–	–	1
Jules Limbeck	1	–	–	–	–	1
Hans Tandler	1	–	–	–	–	1
Peter Molloy	1	–	–	–	–	1
George Dick	1	–	–	–	–	1
Toma Kaleperovic	1	–	–	–	–	1
Eric Gerets	1	–	–	–	–	1
Cevat Güler	1	–	–	–	–	1
Syd Puddefoot	–	1	–	–	–	1
Don Howe	–	1	–	–	–	1
Özkan Sümer	–	1	–	–	–	1
Graeme Souness	–	1	–	–	–	1
Gheorghe Hagi	–	1	–	–	–	1
Roberto Mancini	–	1	–	–	–	1
Michael Skibbe	–	–	1	–	–	1

• Most seasons as coach: Fatih Terim, 14 years in four spells from 1996 to 2000, 2002 to 2004, 2011 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2022.
• Most consecutive seasons as coach: Fatih Terim managed the club for five years (2017 - 2022).

Notes

1. Includes Istanbul Futbol Lig, Milli Küme, Amatör Futbol Şampiyonası, Istanbul Cup, Istanbul Shield, Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, UEFA matches
2. Win% is rounded to two decimal places
3. Web site: William Brown (Billy) Hunter.
4. Web site: Nihat Bekdik.
5. Web site: Jül Lamberg.
6. Web site: Syd Puddefoot.
7. Web site: Hans Baar.
8. Web site: Peter Szabo.
9. Web site: Peter Tandler.
10. Web site: Hayman.
11. Web site: Ceslav Zaharczuk.
12. Web site: John Begget.
13. Web site: Miço Dimitriyadis.
14. Web site: Jozsef Schweng.
15. Web site: Peter Molloy.
16. Web site: Donald Lockhead.
17. Web site: Gündüz Kılıç.
18. Web site: Laszlo Szekelly.
19. Web site: Musa Sezer.
20. Web site: George Dick.
21. Web site: Leandro Remondini.
22. Web site: Coşkun Özarı. 2012-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20181102151214/http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2599/Coskun-Ozari. 2018-11-02. dead.
23. Web site: Bülent Eken.
24. Web site: Official Page.
25. Web site: Toma Kaloperovic.
26. Web site: Brian Birch. 2012-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209024042/http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2597/Brian-Birch. 2012-02-09. dead.
27. Web site: Jack Mansell.
28. Web site: Don Howe.
29. Web site: Malcolm Allison.
30. Web site: Fethi Demircan.
31. Web site: Turgay Şeren.
32. Web site: Tamer Kaptan.
33. Web site: Brian Birch. 2012-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209024042/http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2597/Brian-Birch. 2012-02-09. dead.
34. Web site: Günay Kayarlar.
35. Web site: Günay Kayarlar.
36. Web site: Günay Kayarlar.
37. Web site: Tomislav Ivic.
38. Web site: Jupp Derwall.
39. Web site: Mustafa Denizli.
40. Web site: Siegfried Held.
41. Web site: Mustafa Denizli.
42. Web site: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp.
43. Web site: Reiner Hollmann.
44. Web site: Reinhard Saftig.
45. Web site: Müfit Erkasap.
46. Web site: Graeme Souness.
47. Web site: Fatih Terim.
48. Web site: Mircea Lucescu.
49. Web site: Gheorghe Hagi.
50. Web site: Eric Gerets.
51. Web site: Cevat Güler.
52. Web site: Michael Skibbe.
53. Web site: Bülent Korkmaz.
54. Web site: Frank Rijkaard.
55. Web site: Bülent Ünder.
56. Web site: Claudio Taffarel.
57. Web site: Roberto Mancini.
58. Web site: Cesare Prandelli.
59. Web site: Hamza Hamzaoğlu.
60. Web site: Orhan Atik.
61. Web site: Jan Olde Riekerink.
62. Web site: Igor Tudor.
63. Includes Istanbul Futbol Lig, Milli Küme, Amatör Futbol Şampiyonası, Istanbul Cup, Istanbul Shield, Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, UEFA matches
64. Win% is rounded to two decimal places

External links

• Managers at Galatasaray.org