Kemal Kılıç

Kemal Kılıç — Biography

Kemal Kılıç, whose full name is Mustafa Kemal Kılıç, spent many years in Turkish league football as both a midfielder and a coach. As a player he held a place in Beşiktaş's starting eleven for five seasons running. As a coach he worked from 1991 with a good number of Süper Lig and First League sides, and in 2011-12 he took Şanlıurfaspor up from the Second League by winning their group.

Born in Adana, he reached the top flight in 1975-76 and also played for the Turkey under-21 side. He moved to Beşiktaş for 1976-77 and soon became one of its regulars. In 1980-81 he joined Altay in Izmir, spent two seasons at Ankaragücü from 1983-84, and ended his career with a single season at Kayserispor in 1985-86.

He turned to coaching in 1991, starting as an assistant at Bakırköyspor, being promoted to head coach of the same club two seasons later and staying two more seasons. He then spent two seasons at Gaziosmanpaşa. On September 7, 2010, he replaced Erdoğan Arıca at Karşıyaka and remained until December 21, 2010. He took over Şanlıurfaspor for the 2011-12 season, led them to the Bank Asya First League and left on September 18, 2012, and on October 22, 2012, he was appointed at Göztepe.