Cem Sinan Vergül

Cem Sinan Vergül — Biography

Cem Sinan Vergül is a former Turkish footballer and coach whose name is closely tied to Kocaelispor. He played through the club's Süper Lig and First League years, won the Turkish Cup and a First League title, and after leaving the pitch moved into coaching while staying connected to football in the Kocaeli region.

He began in the Kocaelispor youth setup in 1994 and was promoted to the first team four years later. He made his professional debut as a substitute against Gaziantepspor on October 25, 1998, and scored his first goal against Fenerbahçe on February 5, 2000, beating Rüştü Reçber. With Kocaelispor he won the Turkish Cup in 2001-02 and played in the Süper Lig until the end of 2002-03. In 2005 he agreed terms with MKE Ankaragücü but terminated the contract after the preseason camp; that season he made 23 appearances for Antalyaspor, who finished second in the First League and were promoted to the Süper Lig. He returned to Kocaelispor and won the First League title in 2007-08, and after a short half season at Giresunspor he came back to his old club once more, making more than 200 appearances for Kocaelispor before leaving at the end of 2010-11. A season at Körfez FK ended his playing career.

In October 2012 he attended the Euro B coaching course. He began coaching as assistant to Ali Asım Balkaya at Derincespor, became general coordinator of TED College's football branch in 2015, joined Kocaeli Birlikspor in 2016 and took charge of the team in 2017.