Tayfun Korkut
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1994 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 14 | (0) |
| 1995–2000 | Fenerbahçe | 145 | (12) |
| 2000–2003 | Real Sociedad | 78 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Espanyol | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Beşiktaş | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Gençlerbirliği | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 287 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1995–2003 | Turkey | 42 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Real Sociedad U19 | ||
| 2009–2010 | 1899 Hoffenheim U17 | ||
| 2011–2012 | VfB Stuttgart U19 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tayfun Korkut (born 2 April 1974) is a Turkish football manager and former player.
Korkut has 42 caps and 1 goal for the Turkish national team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.
Korkut worked as a coach for Real Sociedad U19, 1899 Hoffenheim U17 and VfB Stuttgart U19 before serving as an assistant coach for the Turkish national team. He received the UEFA Pro License from the Cologne Sports Academy.
He was appointed as the head coach of Hannover 96 on 31 December 2013. He became the second Turkish Bundesliga head coach ever, after Özcan Arkoç. He was sacked on 20 April 2015. His final match was a 4–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. He finished with a record of 15 wins, 11 draws, and 22 losses.
On 17 June 2016, he was selected as the head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He resigned on 27 December 2016.
Korkut is fluent in Turkish, German, Spanish and English.
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