Muhsin Ertuğral (born 15 September 1959) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish

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manager.

Playing career

Ertuğral played for

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before leaving his homeland and continuing his career at clubs in Belgium and Germany where he also honed his coaching craft.

Coaching career

After coaching the DR Congo national team, Ertuğral took over

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side Kaizer Chiefs in 1999, where he remained until 2003. After a number of short stints elsewhere, Ertuğral took Ajax Cape Town to ABSA Cup glory with a 2–0 victory against league champions

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on 26 May 2007. That proved to be a successful season for Ajax under Ertuğral as they went on to finish fourth in the league and were the only side not to be defeated by Sundowns that season. He rejoined Chiefs in 2007, quitting on 8 May 2009. He signed again for Ajax on 18 May 2009. upon Bülent Uygun's resignation, he agreed to pen a deal with the

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underdogs

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, the contract runs between 30 June 2011. Yiğidos also announced that the assistant coach position would be occupied by former

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favorite and South Africa national team player Fani Madida. On 24 April 2013, it was announced that Ertuğral would take over as the new Technical Director of Ajax Cape Town. This decision resulted in the direct resignation of then interim coach Jan Versleijen, who had not been notified of the new hiring. As a result, Ertuğral would see the Cape club through until the end of the 2012–13 Premiership season. David Nyathi was announced as his assistant coach, who had previously led the Ajax CT under-19 team to the 2013 Metropolitan Premier Cup Championship, where he won the “Coach of the Tournament Award”. In January 2025, he was appointed Technical Director of

side Cape Town City and interim head coach until the end of the season. He was dismissed in March, following a run of poor results.

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