Ismail Atalan

Ismail Atalan (born 1 April 1980) is a German-Turkish football manager. He last managed Austrian club Kapfenberger SV.

Ismail Atalan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-04-01) 1 April 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	İnegöl, Turkey
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1988–	TSG Dülmen
0000–1999	SC Preußen Münster
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–	SC Preußen Münster II
	1. FC Gievenbeck
0000–2010	1. FC Gievenbeck II
2010–2012	SV Davaria Davensberg
Managerial career
2008–2010	1. FC Gievenbeck II (player-manager)
2010–2012	SV Davaria Davensberg (player-manager)
2012–2014	SC Roland Beckum
2014–2017	Sportfreunde Lotte
2017	VfL Bochum
2019–2020	Sportfreunde Lotte
2020	Hallescher FC
2023	Alanyaspor (assistant)
2024	Gostivar
2024–2025	Kapfenberger SV
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Atalan started his managerial career in 2008 as a player-manager for the reserve team of the 1. FC Gievenbeck. In 2012, he became manager of Davaria Davensberg, where he coached until 2014. In November 2014, Atalan became head coach of Sportfreunde Lotte.^[1] In 2016, he led them to promotion to the 3. Liga. He became the new manager of VfL Bochum on 11 July 2017.^[2] He returned to Lotte on 9 April 2019.^[3] He moved to Hallescher FC on 25 February 2020.^[4] He was sacked on 8 June 2020.^[5] In April 2023, he became assistant manager of Alanyaspor in Turkey.^[6]

From May 2024 to July 2025, Atalan served as the head coach of the Austrian club Kapfenberger SV.^[7]

Honours

Manager

Individual

• 3. Liga Manager of the Season: 2016–17^[8]