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Serkan Özbalta
Personal information
Date of birth	5 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Of, Turkey
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Çorum (head coach)
Youth career
	Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Erzincanspor
1999–2002	Altay
1999–2000	→Mersin İY (loan)
2000–2001	→Keskinspor (loan)
2001–2002	→Seyhan Belediyespor (loan)
2002–2003	Gümüşhanespor
2003–2004	Kayseri Erciyesspor
2004–2005	Ünyespor
2005–2006	Maltepespor
2006	Kahramanmaraşspor
2006–2007	Giresunspor
2007–2008	24 Erzincanspor
2008	Bağlumspor
2008–2009	Maltepespor
2009–2010	Ofspor
2010–2011	Bugsaşspor
Managerial career
2018–2020	Keçiörengücü
2020–2021	Manisa
2022	Altay
2022	Hatayspor
2022–2023	Sakaryaspor
2023–	Çorum
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Serkan Özbalta (born 5 February 1979) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Çorum.

Career

A youth product of Gençlerbirliği, Özbalta began his senior career with Erzincanspor in 1998, and transferred to Altay in 1999. He went on loan to Mersin İY, Keskinspor, and Seyhan Belediyespor to start his career. He spent the rest of his career in various pro and semi-pro teams in the second and third divisions of Turkey.^[1]

After retiring as a player, Özbalta began managing with Ankara Keçiörengücü in the TFF Second League, and in his debut season got them promoted to the TFF First League without losing a match at home. He moved to Manisa in the Second League in 2020, and again promoted the team to the TFF First League with an undefeated title and goal records. On 27 January 2022, he signed as the manager for his former club Altay in the Turkish Süper Lig.^[2]

On 10 October 2022, Özbalta was hired by Sakaryaspor in the TFF First League.^[3]

Honours

Ankara Keçiörengücü

TFF Second League: 2018–19

Manisa FK

TFF Second League: 2020–21

References

^ "Altay'da teknik direktörlük görevine Serkan Özbalta getirildi". NTVSpor.net.
^ İZMİR, (DHA), Mustafa KÖPRÜLÜ /. "Altay teknik direktörlük için Serkan Özbalta'yla anlaşmaya yakın!". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
^ "Kulübümüz teknik direktörlük görevi için Serkan Özbalta ile anlaşmaya varmıştır" (in Turkish). Sakaryaspor. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

External links

Serkan Özbalta at the Turkish Football Federation
Serkan Özbalta at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
Manager Profile
Soccerway Manager profile

[1] "Altay'da teknik direktörlük görevine Serkan Özbalta getirildi". NTVSpor.net.

[2] İZMİR, (DHA), Mustafa KÖPRÜLÜ /. "Altay teknik direktörlük için Serkan Özbalta'yla anlaşmaya yakın!". www.hurriyet.com.tr.

[3] "Kulübümüz teknik direktörlük görevi için Serkan Özbalta ile anlaşmaya varmıştır" (in Turkish). Sakaryaspor. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

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