Cihat Arslan

Cihat Arslan (born 9 February 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former player.

Cihat Arslan
Arslan as İstanbul B.B. manager in 2013
Personal information
Full nameCihat Arslan
Date of birth (1970-02-09) 9 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birthBalıkesir, Turkey
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Position(s)Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Gömeçspor
Ayvalıkgücü Belediyespor
1990–1993Karşıyaka61(3)
1993–1997Galatasaray8(0)
1995–1996Eskişehirspor (loan)27(1)
1996–1997Zeytinburnuspor (loan)20(1)
1997–1998Gaziantepspor20(0)
1998–2002Yozgatspor110(11)
2002–2003Kayserispor29(4)
2003–2004Kocaelispor29(4)
2004–2005İstanbul B.B.29(1)
2005–2008Kasımpaşa77(4)
International career
1991Turkey U213(0)
Managerial career
2008–2009Kasımpaşa (assistant)
2010Kocaelispor
2010Eyüpspor
2011Boluspor
2011–2012Göztepe
2012–2013Karşıyaka
2013–2014İstanbul B.B.
2014–2015Şanlıurfaspor
2015Balıkesirspor
2015–2016Akhisarspor
2018Karşıyaka
2018Adanaspor
2018–2019Akhisarspor
2019Čelik Zenica
2020Manisa FK
2020–2021Balıkesirspor
2021Kasımpaşa
2022Yeni Malatyaspor
2023Shkupi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

In December 2015, Arslan was named manager of Süper Lig side Akhisarspor in the 2015–16 season.[1] He was sacked on 1 September 2016, but was once again Akhisarspor manager from 2018 to 2019.

In February 2019, he became the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica.[2] After the end of the 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League, Arslan decided to leave Čelik.[3]

In February 2020, he became the new manager of TFF Second League club Manisa.

Honours

Player

Galatasaray

Yozgatspor

Kasımpaşa

Manager

İstanbul B.B.

References