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Serdar Topraktepe

Serdar Topraktepe
Personal information
Full name Serdar Topraktepe
Date of birth (1976-08-25) 25 August 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Winger, Striker
Team information
Current team
Beşiktaş (interim head coach)
Youth career
1989–1994 Karagümrükspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Beşiktaş 94 (7)
1999–2002 Kocaelispor 92 (32)
2002–2004 Beşiktaş 25 (5)
2004 Kocaelispor 16 (4)
2005–2006 Bursaspor 43 (12)
2006–2007 Sivasspor 23 (0)
2007–2011 Kocaelispor 113 (25)
2011–2013 Kocaeli Birlik Spor 52 (8)
International career
1991–1992 Turkey U15 11 (0)
1992–1993 Turkey U16 23 (3)
1993 Turkey U17 5 (0)
1994–1995 Turkey U18 19 (4)
1996–1997 Turkey U21 10 (3)
1996–1997 Turkey 2 (0)
1997 Turkey U23 5 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Dikilitaş SK (assistant)
2018–2019 Beşiktaş U19 (assistant)
2021 Adanaspor (assistant)
2021 Beşiktaş U19 (assistant)
2021–2022 Beşiktaş (assistant)
2022 Beşiktaş U19 (assistant)
2022 Beşiktaş Reserves
2022– Beşiktaş U19
2023– Beşiktaş (assistant)
2023 Beşiktaş (caretaker)
2024 Beşiktaş (interim)
2024– Beşiktaş (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2017

Serdar Topraktepe (born 25 August 1976) is a Turkish football coach and former player who is currently the interim head coach at Beşiktaş. He played as a striker or as a left sided winger.

Topraktepe has previously played for Beşiktaş, Kocaelispor, Bursaspor, Sivasspor and Kocaeli Birlik Spor. During his playing time in Kocaelispor, he wore the jersey number 41, which is also the license plate for Kocaeli.

Playing career

His displays in 2007–08 season for Kocaelispor helped his team to win promotion from TFF First League. Topraktepe was a skillful forward with flair and fierce shots. He was capped only twice for Turkey at senior level, despite having represented Turkey several times at youth levels. In his long career he had four league and two Turkish Cup titles.

Managerial career

On 22 December 2023, after the resignation of Beşiktaş manager Rıza Çalımbay, Topraktepe became the interim coach of Beşiktaş.[1] His first match as Beşiktaş manager was an away match on 25 December 2023 held at Mersin Stadium, in which Beşiktaş defeated Hatayspor 2–1. He returned to his assistant duties following Fernando Santos' assignment as manager on 7 January 2024,[2] but was reappointed as interim on 13 April 2024 until the end of the 2023–24 season due to Santos' sacking.[3]

Managerial Statistics

As of 21 December 2024[4]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Beşiktaş Reserves Turkey 2022 2023 4 3 0 1 075.00
Beşiktaş U19 Turkey 2022 2024 34 19 7 8 055.88
Beşiktaş Turkey 2023 2024 12 6 3 3 050.00
Beşiktaş Turkey 2024 Present 5 1 2 2 020.00
Total 55 29 12 14 052.73

Personal life

Topraktepe was born on 25 August 1976 in Istanbul. He is the brother of the footballer Ömer Topraktepe.[5]

Honours

Player

Beşiktaş
Kocaelispor
Bursaspor

Manager

Beşiktaş

References