Mustafa Gürsel

Mustafa Gürsel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-11-06) 6 November 1974
Place of birth	Kırklareli, Turkey
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bandırmaspor (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Antalyaspor	191	(25)
2002–2005	Gençlerbirliği	57	(10)
2004	→ Bursaspor (loan)	17	(3)
2005–2007	Antalyaspor	66	(4)
2007–2008	Elâzığspor	27	(2)
2008–2009	Pendikspor	16	(1)
Total		374	(45)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Kasımpaşa (assistant)
2021–2022	Bandırmaspor
2023–2024	Ümraniyespor
2024	Kocaelispor
2024–	Bandırmaspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mustafa Gürsel (born 6 November 1974) is a Turkish football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Bandırmaspor in the 1. Lig.

Playing career

Gürsel began his professional playing career in 1996 with Antalyaspor, where he played for six seasons. In 2002, he joined Gençlerbirliği. He later spent a brief period on loan at Bursaspor in 2004. In 2005, he returned to Antalyaspor for two more seasons before moving to Elâzığspor in 2007. He concluded his playing career at Pendikspor in 2009.

Coaching career

After retiring, Gürsel transitioned into coaching. After working as an assistant manager at Kasımpaşa from 2020, in 2021, he was appointed head coach of Bandırmaspor, managing the team until 2022. He later coached Ümraniyespor from 2023 to 2024 and had a brief stint with Kocaelispor later that year.

On 1 July 2024, he returned to Bandırmaspor, where he continues to serve as head coach.

External links

• Mustafa Gürsel at the Turkish Football Federation
• TFF Manager Profile
• Mustafa Gürsel at arsiv.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
• Mackolik Manager Profile