Erhan Albayrak

Erhan Albayrak — Biography

Erhan Albayrak is a German-Turkish footballer who was born in Hamburg and started playing in Germany, spent most of his career in Turkey and then returned to Germany to go into coaching. A left-sided midfielder, he won the 1997 Turkish Cup with Kocaelispor, played a big part in Gaziantepspor finishing third in the Süper Lig in 1999-2000 and 2000-01, and also wore the Fenerbahçe shirt. His last post as a coach was FSV Duisburg.

He came through the youth teams of Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen and made his Bundesliga debut for Werder Bremen aged 18. His Turkish chapter began with Kocaelispor in 1996; he moved to Gaziantepspor in 1998, joined Fenerbahçe from Arminia Bielefeld in 2003 and scored 2 goals in 22 matches, then went to Ankaragücü in January 2004. After Çaykur Rizespor, Konyaspor and Ankaraspor he returned to Germany in December 2009 for KFC Uerdingen and later played for FC Sylt. For Turkey he won 14 youth caps, 24 under-21 caps and one cap for the senior side, against Russia in 1998.

He began coaching at KFC Uerdingen: at the end of 2011-12 he was in charge of the team, took charge again in March 2014 and was dismissed in April 2014. He also worked at St. Pauli in 2012; he became head coach of Rot Weiss Ahlen in October 2016 and of FSV Duisburg in September 2018. In 2025 he again took the field in Fenerbahçe legends matches in Germany.