Kenan Kocak
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kenan Kocak | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Kayseri, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | DSV Leoben | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Austria Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Reutlingen 05 | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | 1. FC Pforzheim | 9 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Waldhof Mannheim | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Türkspor Mannheim | - | (-) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Türkspor Mannheim | ||
| 2013–2016 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2016– | SV Sandhausen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kenan Kocak (5 January 1981 in Kayseri, Turkey) is a Turkish former player and current football manager. Kocak is currently the manager of SV Sandhausen.
Kocak was a youth product of Walfhod Mannheim. Kocak played sparsely for Walfhod Mannheim, Austria Salzburg, Reutlingen 05, 1. FC Pforzheim, and finally as a player-manager for Türkspor Mannheim.
VfR Mannheim
In the winter break of the season 2010/2011 Kenan Kocak became Manager of the VfR Mannheim. In his first competitive match as coach, his team was able to knock out the local rival of Waldhof Mannheim in the quarter final of the BfV Cup. In the regular season Kocak reached with the VfR Mannheim the second place in the Verbandsliga Nordbaden. In the promotion playoff his team faced FV Ravensburg. In the first leg the VfR Mannheim finished in a 1:1 draw. The second match was won by the VfR Mannheim with 2:0. As a result, the VfR Mannheim reached the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. In his first Oberliga season, Kocaks team finished, as promoted team, in the second place. After the first half of the season 2011/2012 the VfR Mannheim was even on the top of the Oberliga Baden Württemberg. In the season 2012/2013 the VfR Mannheim finished in the third place. After this season Kenan Kocak left the VfR Mannheim and became manager of Waldhof Mannheim, which played at this time in the Regionalliga.
Waldhof Mannheim hired Kocak on 7 June 2013. and had his first match on 29 July 2013 against SSV Ulm 1846. The final score was 4–2 win for Waldhof Mannheim. Waldhof Mannheim finished the 2013–14 season in fifth place. In the following season, Waldhof Mannheim dropped down to 13th place. Waldhof Mannheim won the Regionalliga Südwest during the 2015–16 season. In the promotion playoff, Waldhof Mannheim faced off against Sportfreunde Lotte. The first leg finished in a 0–0 draw and the second leg finished in a 2–0 win for Sportfreunde Lotte. Kocak left Waldhof Mannheim on 3 July 2016 to become manager of SV Sandhausen.
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