Quick Facts
Biography
Tayfun Korkut (born 2 April 1974) is a Turkish football manager and former player.
International career
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.
International goal
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 2001 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
Managerial career
Early career
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.
Hannover 96
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.
1. FC Kaiserslautern
On 17 June 2016, he was selected as the head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He resigned on 27 December 2016.
Personal life
Korkut is fluent in Turkish, German, Spanish and English.
Career statistics
International
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1 | |
Managerial record
- As of 20 April 2015
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref | |||
| Hannover | 31 December 2013 | 20 April 2015 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 31.25 | |
| Kaiserslautern | 17 June 2016 | 27 December 2016 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23.53 | |
| Total | 65 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 29.23 | |||