Bayram Bektaş (born 10 February 1974) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former

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. He is best known for his spell at Turkish side

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

. Used to play at

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, Bektaş was able to adapt to attacking midfield or winger positions during his professional career. Bektaş was a part of

squad winning the

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

title in the centenary year of the club.

Career

Following his retirement, Bektaş worked at

Bucaspor Bucaspor was a professional Turkish Association football, football club based in Buca, İzmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor were nicknamed Fırtına (Storm). The club colours were yellow and navy. It was dissolved in 2020. History Bucaspor was the ...

Eskişehirspor Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Eskişehir. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the Süper Lig for 12 years the ...

Elazığspor Elazığspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazığ and currently competes in the TFF Second League. They play their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ, which has a maximum capacity of 18,423. The club was ...

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between 2010 and 2013, where he was appointed as assistant manager. He served under

Bülent Uygun Bülent Uygun (born 1 August 1971) is a Turkish football manager and former player. He played as an attacking midfielder after starting his career as a striker, and was the captain of Fenerbahçe. His nickname is ''The Soldier''. Playing career ...

as assistant manager at

and

. The duo later joined

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i side

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in 2014. Bektaş began his managerial career with

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization ...

side

in 2015 and he left after a few months. Bektaş joined Büyükşehir Gaziantepspor the same season and finished the

in 8th position, and he left at the end of the season. The following season, he returned to his first managerial club to

in 2016, and finished the

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in 10th position. In 2017 Bektaş asked to leave the club, then joined another

team

Ümraniyespor Ümraniyespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The club has played in red-and-white kits since its formation in 1938. Stadium Currently the team plays at the 3,513-capacity Ümraniye Belediyesi � ...

. Bektaş immediately aided the team in achieving

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but

lost two games with score 4–3 and 2–1 and failed to gain promotion to

. On 23 May 2017, Bektaş was appointed the

side Göztepe for 1+1 years. On 19 December 2018, Bektaş was appointed as the manager of

MKE Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü or fully Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the ...

. However, after less than a month, he parted ways with the club.MKE Ankaragücü'nde Bayram Bektaş ile yollar ayrıldı
mackolik.com, 14 January 2019

Honours

;Beşiktaş *

(1): 2002–03 ;Sarıyer * 1. Lig (1): 1995–96

Personal life

Due to spending youth years on French side

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, Bektaş is fluent in French language. Bektaş is married with one child.

References

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at TFF {{DEFAULTSORT:Bektas, Bayram 1974 births Footballers from Trabzon Turkish football managers Men's association football midfielders Süper Lig players Sarıyer S.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Altay S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Trabzonspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Kocaelispor footballers Living people Turkish men's footballers Elazığspor managers Göztepe S.K. managers MKE Ankaragücü managers Kayserispor managers Ümraniyespor managers Samsunspor managers Beşiktaş J.K. non-playing staff