Engin Firat
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Engin Fırat | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–1998 | Samsunspor | ||
| 1998–1999 | Antalyaspor | ||
| 2000–2002 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2002–2003 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 2003–2004 | LR Ahlen | ||
| 2004 | LR Ahlen | ||
| 2004–2005 | Incheon United | ||
| 2005 | Incheon United | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Saipa | ||
| 2007–2008 | Iran | ||
| 2008 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | ||
| 2008 | Sepahan | ||
| 2011 | Gostaresh | ||
| 2013–2014 | Saipa | ||
| 2015–2016 | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
Engin Fırat (born 11 June 1970 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a German Turkish head coach who most recently managed Saipa in Iran Pro League.
Firat was born on 11 June 1970 in Istanbul. He began his football career when he was 10. After retiring as Player he started his very successful coaching career. He is known as a Coach with a lot of international experience and success. Firat is an expert in tactics (a lot of wins in historical matches ) and a strong leader.
Firat graduated from Sports University in Germany. He started his professional career as an assistant coach for German legend Horst Hrubesch in Samsunspor in 1997. This made Firat the youngest professional football coach in Europe. Samsunspor finished the season with an excellent 5th place in Süper Lig. As a 27-year-old in pro-soccer, he quickly earned his respect with the club and the players. So it was no surprise when Hrubesch was sent by the club, Firat was asked to stay and become the assistant coach of new head coach, Joseph Jaranbinsky from the Czech Republic. The next season Jarabinsky and Firat joined league rivals Antalyaspor. They finished a very successful season in the 6th spot, with the highest total points and rank in the club's history.
Between 2000 and 2002, Firat was a member of the technical staff of Fußball-Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt. He also did scouting for the team. Firat joined Turkish giants Fenerbahçe S.K., as an assistant coach of German head coach Werner Lorant in 2002. They finished 2nd in the league and their historical 6–0 win over rivals, Galatasaray was the highlight of the season.
In January 2003, Lorant and Firat took over 2. Fußball-Bundesliga side, LR Ahlen. The team was 17th at the beginning of the second half of the season finished far away from the relegation spots. They ranked 5th on the 2nd half of the season ranking. After Lorant was resigned as the club head coach, Firat became head coach for 3 games, that made him only the second Turkish head coach in German Bundesliga history, after Mustafa Denizli.
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