Cemal "Teddy" Yıldız (born 20 November 1976) is a Turkish professional

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and former

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who is the head coach of

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club

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Career

Yıldız played for

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in the latter half of the 1990s, making an appearance in the final of the 1996

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as the team lost 2–0 to

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. Yıldız moved to his native

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in 2000, signing for

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in the

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. After one season, he came back to

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where he signed for different local sides until the end of his playing career, including Türkiyemspor, SD Croatia, Tennis Borussia, Reinickendorfer Füchse and

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. After becoming the assistant manager to Thomas Herbst at Tennis Borussia, Yıldız became the first team coach in August 2010 following Herbst's departure. On 19 April 2011, after a run of three straight defeats in the

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, Yıldız announced his resignation. However, after working as assistant manager at

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and Berliner AK 07, he was re-appointed as manager of Tennis Borussia in January 2017. He was dismissed in September 2017. On 3 September 2019, Yıldız returned to

as assistant manager under Dirk Kunert.BAK VERPFLICHTET TRAINERDUO
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References

1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Muş Turkish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hertha Zehlendorf players Konyaspor footballers Türkiyemspor Berlin players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players Berliner AK 07 players Turkish football managers Tennis Borussia Berlin managers {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub