Naci Şensoy

Naci Şensoy (Serbo-Croatian: Nađi Šensoj / Нађи Шенсој; born 20 February 1958) is a Kosovar-Turkish football manager and former player.

Naci Şensoy

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-02-20) 20 February 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Prizren, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1991	Manisaspor	50	(0)
1991–1992	Vanspor	31	(1)
1992–1993	Tarisspor	5	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2001	Istanbulspor (assistant)
2001–2002	Alibeyköy
2002–2003	Turan Tovuz
2003–2004	Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2004–2005	Turan Tovuz
2006–2007	Belasitsa Petrich
2007–2008	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2008–2009	Vihren Sandanski
2010–2011	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011	BSK Borča
2011–2012	Bylis
2012	Turan
2012–2013	Bylis Ballsh
2013–2014	Kukësi
2014–2015	Gençlerbirliği (assistant)
2015–2016	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2016–2017	Pelister
2019–2020	Makedonija
2023	Bylis
2023–2024	Vihren Sandanski
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born to Turks in Prizren,^[1] Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo), he moved to Turkey where he began his footballing career, where he played for Manisaspor and Vanspor.^[2]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, he begin his coaching career in Turkey, becoming assistant manager in Istanbulspor. Afterwards, he managed a couple of lower league Turkish clubs, before taking Azerbaijani PFC Turan Tovuz. He managed a number of Bulgarian clubs, being Lokomotiv Plovdiv the last in the succession. On July 2, 2011, he took charge of Serbian SuperLiga club FK BSK Borča,^[3] however after only a month, he left even before the season had started.^[4] Şensoy took over as head coach of Pirin Blagoevgrad in October 2015, being credited with improving the fortunes for the team that was firmly rooted to the bottom of the A PFG standings at the time of his appointment.^[5] Under Şensoy's management, Pirin managed to avoid relegation at the end of the season.