Tayfun Korkut

He was most recently the head coach of Hertha BSC. Born in Germany, he represented the Turkey national team internationally.

Tayfun Korkut

Korkut in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-04-02) 2 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994	Stuttgarter Kickers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Stuttgarter Kickers	14	(0)
1995–2000	Fenerbahçe	145	(12)
2000–2003	Real Sociedad	78	(9)
2003–2004	Espanyol	21	(0)
2004–2005	Beşiktaş	16	(1)
2005–2006	Gençlerbirliği	13	(1)
Total		287	(23)
International career
1995	Turkey U21	3	(1)
1995–2003	Turkey	42	(1)
Managerial career
2007–2008	Real Sociedad U19
2009–2010	TSG Hoffenheim U17
2011–2012	VfB Stuttgart U19
2012–2013	Turkey (assistant)
2013–2015	Hannover 96
2016	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2017	Bayer Leverkusen (interim)
2018	VfB Stuttgart
2021–2022	Hertha BSC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Korkut earned 42 caps and one goal for the Turkey national team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.

Early career

Korkut worked as a coach for Real Sociedad U19, 1899 Hoffenheim U17 and VfB Stuttgart U19 before serving as an assistant coach for the Turkey national team. He received the UEFA Pro License from the Cologne Sports Academy.

Hannover 96

Korkut was appointed head coach of Hannover 96 on 31 December 2013. He became the second Turkish Bundesliga head coach ever, after Özcan Arkoç. His first match was a 3–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg on 25 January 2014. Hannover finished the 2013–14 season in 10th place. Hannover started the 2014–15 season. He was sacked on 20 April 2015. His final match was a 4–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Hannover were in 15th place at the time of the sacking. He finished with a record of 15 wins, 11 draws, and 22 losses.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 17 June 2016, Korkut was selected as the head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He resigned on 27 December 2016. He finished with a record of four wins, seven draws, and seven losses.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 6 March 2017, Korkut was appointed the new coach of Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season. One week before the end of the season, it was decided that Korkut's contract would not be extended. He finished with a record of two wins, six draws, and four losses.

VfB Stuttgart

On 29 January 2018, Korkut was appointed coach of VfB Stuttgart. In June 2018, he extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020. He was sacked on 7 October 2018.

Hertha BSC

On 29 November 2021, Korkut was named head coach of Hertha BSC. He was sacked on 13 March 2022, after only 13 league games in charge, where Hertha gained a meagre nine points, dropping into the relegation zone.

Korkut is fluent in Turkish, German, Spanish and English.

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Korkut goal.

List of international goals scored by Tayfun Korkut

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2001	BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Azerbaijan	1–0	3–0	2002 World Cup qualifier

As of match played 12 March 2022