İlhan Palut
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İlhan Palut (born 12 November 1976) is a Turkish football manager and former player who's currently managing Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor. During his football career, İlhan Palut played as a midfielder. As a coach, his preferred in-field formation is 4–2–3–1. Throughout his playing career, İlhan Palut represented only four different clubs, playing a total of 338 matches and scoring 32 goals. He also has experience playing for the national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | İlhan Palut | ||
Date of birth | (1976-11-12) 12 November 1976 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Reyhanlı, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Hatayspor | 194 | (24) |
2004–2006 | Adana Demirspor | 58 | (2) |
2006–2009 | Hatayspor | 63 | (5) |
2007–2008 | → Çorumspor (loan) | 23 | (1) |
Total | 338 | (32) | |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2019 | Hatayspor | ||
2019–2021 | Göztepe | ||
2021–2023 | Konyaspor | ||
2023– | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2023 |
Ilhan Palut gained recognition in the Turkish football community for his success with Hatayspor before making his Süper Lig debut as the head coach of Göztepe.
Following the end of his active football career with Çorumspor, Ilhan Palut began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Kırıkhanspor.