Onur Cinel

Onur Cinel (Turkish: Çinel; born 17 June 1985) is a German football manager who is the head coach of Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge and is the Austria national football team assistant manager.

Onur Cinel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Team information
Current team	Cercle Brugge (head coach)
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–	Cercle Brugge

Career

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]

Personal life

Cinel was born on 1 January 1989 in Essen, Germany. He is of Turkish descent through his parents.^[2]