Giray Bulak (born 9 March 1958 in
Trabzon
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,
Turkey
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) is a
football
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coach who was most recently the manager of
Denizlispor and a former
Turkish football player
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.
Player career
Bulak was trained in
Balıkesirspor's youth academy. His playing career was short-lived, and after playing for a few seasons at Balıkesirspor, he obtained his coaching license.
Coaching career
Bulak began an assistant coach at
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
under
Georges Leekens.
In 1993, he became the head coach of
Çaykur Rizespor
Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...
.
During the 1996-97 season, he led
Kardemir Karabükspor to win the
1. Lig championship, promoting the team to the
Süper Lig
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. He then went on to coach several teams, including
Vanspor,
Göztepe,
Sakaryaspor
Sakaryaspor Kulübü Derneği is a Turkish professional football club playing in the TFF First League, which is the second level of Turkish football.
History
The club was formed in 1965 after the merger of ''Adapazarı Gençlerbirliği'', ''Adap ...
,
Konyaspor
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...
, Trabzonspor,
Antalyaspor
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The association football, football side play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the cl ...
,
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 ...
,
Denizlispor,
Ankaraspor
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, and
Vestel Manisaspor.
In the 2008-2009 season, Bulak returned as the head coach of Konyaspor. Taking charge in the 5th week of the Süper Lig, he managed 28 matches, recording 14 losses, 7 wins, and 7 draws. In May 2009, the club parted ways with him.
2010s
For the 2011-12 season, he reached an agreement with
Gençlerbirliği. However, two weeks after signing, he terminated his contract by mutual consent due to disagreements with the management over transfers.
On February 17, 2012, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Çaykur Rizespor. In June of the same year, he left the club of his own accord.
At the start of the 2012-13 season, he was appointed as General Manager of Trabzonspor. On December 20, 2012, he signed a contract with
Mersin İdman Yurdu and became the head coach.
In June 2017, Bulak signed a one-year contract with
Adana Demirspor, taking over as head coach. He resigned in October of the same year. Bulak then managed
Balıkesirspor during the 2018-19 season.
In June 2019, Bulak signed a one-year contract with
Boluspor. After the first four weeks of the 1. Lig season, where the club managed to earn only one point, the Boluspor management held discussions, and the two parties mutually agreed to part ways.
Between November and December 2019, Bulak took charge of
Fatih Karagümrük, leading the team in 7 matches—5 in the league and 2 in the cup. During these 7 matches, he only secured one victory, defeating Boluspor 2-0, while losing 5 matches and drawing 1.
2020s
In the 2021-22 season, he once again became the head coach of Balıkesirspor. In April 2022, the club mutually agreed to part ways with him.
On November 1, 2022,
Denizlispor signed a 1.5-year contract with Bulak. On March 25, 2023, following a 2-1 home loss to Boluspor in the 28th week of the 1. Lig, the club and Bulak parted ways by mutual agreement. Under his management, Denizlispor played 17 official matches, 16 in the 1. Lig and 1 in the
Turkish Cup
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, securing 5 wins, 3 draws, and 9 losses overall.
References
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1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Trabzon
Turkish football managers
Süper Lig managers
Sakaryaspor managers
Trabzonspor managers
Fatih Karagümrük S.K. managers
Balıkesirspor managers