Fenerbahçe Spent 38 Matches Without a Head Coach in the Last 10 Seasons

Fenerbahçe appointed assistant coach Dirk Kuyt as the caretaker in charge of the first team after İsmail Kartal resigned, until a new head coach is named. The club's statement has once again brought attention to the number of matches played under interim figures recently.

According to research by Sporx, the yellow and navy blue club has seen 11 head coach departures since 2017. Three of these departures took place during İsmail Kartal's tenure.

Dirk Kuyt is the fifth different name to be temporarily put in charge during this period. Over the last 10 seasons, Erwin Koeman, Zeki Murat Göle (4 times), Tahir Karapınar and Emre Belözoğlu have also served in interim roles on 7 different occasions.

This picture shows that over the last decade, the club spent a total of 346 days and 38 matches without a permanent head coach. When the figures are added up, it becomes clear that Fenerbahçe has played almost an entire season without a head coach.