Mesut Mert (born 18 March 1978) is a
football
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coach and former player who serves as head coach of the
Saint Mary's University men's soccer team. Born in Bulgaria, he represented Canada internationally. He was an assistant coach for
HFX Wanderers from 2020 until 2023.
Playing career
Mert made his USL debut with the
Calgary Mustangs but joined Montreal for the 2005 season after Calgary folded.
International career
Mert represented Canada at the
2003 Summer Universiade.
Coaching career
Mert was named Technical Director of Scotia SC on 22 September 2007. He's also a former coach and player of Suburban FC's Senior A Premier Men's Division, in the
Nova Scotia Soccer League.
On 3 March 2020, Mert joined
Canadian Premier League
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side
HFX Wanderers as an assistant coach under
Stephen Hart.
In January 2024, Mert was named Technical Director of Inter Halifax Soccer Club, a high-performance collaboration between Halifax Dunbrack Soccer Club and Halifax City Soccer Club.
Personal life
Mert was born in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
and is of Turkish ancestry. He was brought up in
Halifax.
References
External links
Profile of Mesut Mert*
1978 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Canadian men's soccer players
Bulgarian men's footballers
Footballers from Sofia
Canadian people of Turkish descent
Canadian people of Bulgarian descent
Bulgarian people of Turkish descent
Bulgarian emigrants to Canada
Naturalized citizens of Canada
Calgary Mustangs (USL) players
Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
Saint Mary's Huskies men's soccer players
USL First Division players
Canadian soccer coaches
HFX Wanderers FC non-playing staff
University and college men's soccer players in Canada
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