Orhan Atik

Orhan Atik — Biography

Orhan Atik is a Turkish football coach best known for his long work in Galatasaray's youth setup and for a short spell in charge of the first team in March 2016. Born in 1967 in the Pütürge district of Malatya, he played as a defender, turned out for Antalyaspor, and moved into coaching after his playing days.

The defining part of his career was at Galatasaray. From 2010 to 2016 he led the club's U21 side. On March 1, 2016, when Mustafa Denizli left the job, he was placed in temporary charge of the first team, and in that brief period drew 1-1 with Gençlerbirliği, 3-3 with Başakşehir and 1-1 with Akhisarspor. When the club's youth director Jan Olde Riekerink became head coach on March 15, 2016, Atik was named assistant coach. Galatasaray's management ended that duty on December 9, 2016.

Atik did not cut his ties with the club entirely: he took on responsibilities such as academy work and following the players out on loan, and left that post on June 30, 2020. In 2024 he came back into the football conversation with statements about the work of the Turkish Football Federation.