Talat Tuncel (born 19 February 1964) is a Turkish

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and former player who most recently was the manager of the Turkey women's national team.

Career

Tuncel played for various

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-based clubs in the

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between 1990 and 1994. In 2007, Tuncel began his coaching career, and between 2008 and 2011, he was responsible for the youth teams of

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in Istanbul. He managed the Turkey girls' U17 team between 2013 and 2014, as well as the Turkey women's U19 team from 2013 to 2014. In November 2014, he took over the Turkey women's U-21 team and Turkey women's national football team from

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. After six years of managing the Turkey women's national team, he was replaced by Necla Güngör Kırağası effective January 2020.

Managerial statistics

References

1964 births Footballers from Bursa Turkish men's footballers Turkish football managers Turkey women's national football team managers Living people Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-bio-stub