Galatasaray A2

Galatasaray A2

Full name	Galatasaray A2
Nickname(s)	Cimbom (Most common) Aslan (The Lion) Sarı Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds) Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe) Gala (Mostly used outside of Turkey)
Founded	October 21, 1905
Ground	Metin Oktay Training Center
Capacity	2,500
Chairman	Dursun Aydın Özbek
Manager	Orhan Atik
League	A2 Ligi
2010–11	Champion
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Galatasaray A2 are the reserve team of Galatasaray SK.

History

They have been members of the Turkish Youth league formed in 1988 and Turkish PAF League formed in 1999. They play their home games at Metin Oktay Facilities in Florya, which is also the training ground of Galatasaray S.K. The team mainly consists of Under-23 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, under special conditions.

The reserves head coach is Erkan Ültanır, who picks and manages the side. Galatasaray PAF won the Turkish PAF league titles in last three years.

A2 Players

Current A2 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Ismail Cipe 23 GK Alp Arda 12 GK Muhammed Birkan Tetik 30 GK Mert Karaca 5 DF Emre Tosun 4 DF Gökcan Gelmen 14 DF Enes Yilmaz 25 DF Yavuzhan Kelesoglu DF Okan Turksever 2 DF Can Özgur DF Furkan Kopuz 13 DF Muhammed Ali Kurt DF Veysel Mercan 20 MF Kubilay Berkay Kamay

No. Position Player MF Kaan Baysal MF Gökhan Kuzay 6 MF İbrahim Coşkun 21 MF Burhan Yildiz MF Enes Ekici 16 MF Batuhan Ergun 8 MF Mehmet Bayram 10 MF Huseyin Altug Tas 7 MF Samet Yilmaz 17 FW Serdar Demir 11 FW Samet Orhan 15 FW Tunahan Ergul 9 FW Volkan Pala

Coaching staff

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Position	Name
Football Academy Administrative Coordinator	Fatih İbradı
A2 Team Technical Officer	Orhan Atik
A2 Team Assistant Coach	Tayfun Hut
Goalkeeper coach	Abdullah Senih Yaban
Doctor	Barış Çakır
Masseur	Batuhan Erkan
Outfitter	Sakin Terzi

Honours

• A2 Ligi
  • Winners (7): (record) 1989–90, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2014–15^[2]
  • Runners-up (2): 1996–97, 2007–08

Former managers

• Abdullah Avcı
• Suat Kaya
• Zafer Koç
• Erkan Ültanır
• Nedim Yiğit (2008–2010)
• Orhan Atik (2010–present)

Under 19s players

Current Under 19s squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 30 GK Mert Karaca 1 GK Ismail Cipe 12 GK Muhammed Birkan Tetik 5 DF Emre Tosun 4 DF Gökcan Gelmen 17 DF Veysel Mercan 15 DF Muhammed Ali Kurt 14 DF Enes Yilmaz 25 DF Yavuzhan Kelesoglu 27 DF Burak Recep Yılmaz 2 DF Can Özgur 6 MF Kubilay Berkay Kamay

No. Position Player MF Kaan Baysal 21 MF Cetin Turan 23 MF İbrahim Coşkun 19 MF Burhan Yildiz 16 MF Batuhan Ergun 8 MF Mehmet Bayram 10 MF Huseyin Altug Tas 13 MF Samet Yilmaz 11 FW Samet Orhan 9 FW Tunahan Ergul 20 FW Volkan Pala

References

1. "Futbol Akademisi İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray.org. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
2. PAF League Champions

External links

• (Turkish) (English) (French) Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website