Mustafa Er

Mustafa Er — Biography

Mustafa Er is a Turkish former footballer and football coach, born on 11 January 1980 in Bursa, who played as a midfielder. A youth product of Bursaspor, he made his professional debut away at Gaziantepspor on 20 March 1999, and went on to make 82 Süper Lig appearances for the club, plus First League and Cup appearances totalling 107 matches and 3 goals.

On 1 July 2005 he transferred to Konyaspor, where he became a mainstay of the midfield, making 124 appearances in the Süper Lig and Turkish Cup combined. He moved to Ankaragücü on 14 August 2009 but never played an official match for the club. He then joined Denizlispor on 8 January 2010, making 7 appearances, before transferring to Bugsaşspor on 19 August 2010, where he made 74 appearances in the Second League, scoring once. He ended his playing career at amateur-league side Erdekspor in 2014.

After retiring, Er joined Bursaspor's coaching staff as a youth coach, working his way up to assistant manager, and was appointed interim manager on 10 April 2018 following the dismissal of Paul Le Guen. In the summer of 2026 he took over permanently as Bursaspor's head coach, leading the club's push for promotion to the Süper Lig.