Levent Devrim

Levent Devrim — Biography

Levent Devrim, born on 26 August 1969 in Hatay, built a career spanning both playing and coaching in Turkish football. A midfielder, he started out at Konyaspor before moving through Kayserispor and Bursaspor, closing his playing career at Çanakkale Dardanelspor in 2003. During his first spell at Kayserispor (1993-1995), he was nicknamed 'Küçük Levent' (Little Levent) to distinguish him from the club's forward Levent Kurt.

After retiring as a player, Devrim moved into coaching. In 2009, following a spell in charge of İzmirspor, he took over at Kayseri Erciyesspor and kept the team in the league by picking up points in the second half of the season. In the years that followed, he went on to coach clubs including Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Pendikspor and Şanlıurfaspor.