Déjà vu the Turkish way: The coach was fired twice in the same season

In the first term, he did not achieve a single victory in six games – he had three draws and three losses, while in the second term he won two in nine games, with one draw and six losses.

This is how Demirel entered the history of Turkish football as the first coach who was fired from the same club twice in one season, without starting the season on the bench.

Unatoč after the second cancellation, there is a certain progress in terms of the number of points won. In the first term, he won 0.5 per game, and in the second 0.78.

In his playing career, Demirel defended for Kartalspor and Fenerbahce, and he made 63 appearances for the Turkish national team. In 2021, he went into independent coaching.