Onur Cinel
_04.jpg) Cinel in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2011 | Essen (youth) | ||
| 2012 | TuS Heven 09 | ||
| 2012–2023 | Schalke 04 (youth) | ||
| 2022– | Austria (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | FC Liefering | ||
| 2024 | Red Bull Salzburg (interim) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
| 2025–2026 | Cercle Brugge | ||
Onur Cinel (Turkish: Çinel; born 17 June 1985) is a German football manager who is the assistant coach of the Austria national football team.
Career
[edit]In 2009, Cinel was appointed as youth manager of the German side Essen.
Three years later, in 2012, he took over as manager of TuS Heven 09. Later that year, he joined Schalke 04 as a youth coach, initially assisting the U17 team before becoming head coach. He also held various roles at the club, including as assistant manager for Schalke's second team and reserve team coach.
In 2022, he was appointed assistant manager of the Austria national football team, a role he would continue to hold while also working with other teams.
In 2023, Cinel was appointed head coach of the Austrian side FC Liefering. The following year, he took over as head coach of Red Bull Salzburg. Subsequently, he transitioned into the role of assistant manager for the team.
Cinel was regarded as a promising German coaching talent, having completed internships at Chelsea and Ajax, as well as with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.[1]
In 2025 he was appointed Cercle Brugge manager. He was sacked on the 18th of March 2026, one game before the end of the regular league season, with Cercle penultimate in the ranking.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Cinel was born on 1 January 1989 in Essen, Germany. He is of Turkish descent through his parents.[3]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 15 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Essen | 1 July 2009 | 30 June 2011 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40.00 | |||
| TuS Heven 09 | 10 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| FC Liefering | 1 July 2023 | 15 April 2024 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39.13 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg (caretaker) | 15 April 2024 | 30 June 2024 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |||
| Cercle Brugge | 1 July 2025 | 18 March 2026 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 22.58 | |||
| Total | 96 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 35.42 | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Onur Cinel, der Knappenschmied". Kicker.
- ↑ "Cercle Brugge neemt afscheid van Onur Cinel". Cercle Brugge.
- ↑ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "Früher auf Schalke - Österreichs Onur Cinel vor Türkei-Knaller: "Musste ein paar Herzen brechen"". RevierSport online.
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External links
[edit]- Onur Cinel at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Essen
- German football managers
- German people of Turkish descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Austria national football team non-playing staff
- FC Schalke 04 non-playing staff
- FC Liefering managers
- FC Red Bull Salzburg managers
- Cercle Brugge KSV managers
- Belgian Pro League managers
- German expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Austria
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate football managers in Belgium
- German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium