Tayfun Korkut (; born 2 April 1974) is a football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Hertha BSC. Born in Germany, he represented the Turkey national team internationally.
International career Korkut earned 42 caps and one goal for the Turkey national team. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000.
Managerial career Early career Korkut worked as a coach for Real Sociedad U19, 1899 Hoffenheim U17 and VfB Stuttgart U19 before serving as an assistant coach for the Turkey national team. He received the UEFA Pro License from the Cologne Sports Academy.
Hannover 96 Korkut was appointed head coach of Hannover 96 on 31 December 2013. He became the second Turkish Bundesliga head coach ever, after Özcan Arkoç. His first match was a 3–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg on 25 January 2014. Hannover finished the 2013–14 season in 10th place. Hannover started the 2014–15 season. He was sacked on 20 April 2015. His final match was a 4–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Hannover were in 15th place at the time of the sacking. He finished with a record of 15 wins, 11 draws, and 22 losses.
1. FC Kaiserslautern On 17 June 2016, Korkut was selected as the head coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He resigned on 27 December 2016. He finished with a record of four wins, seven draws, and seven losses.
Bayer Leverkusen On 6 March 2017, Korkut was appointed the new coach of Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season. One week before the end of the season, it was decided that Korkut's contract would not be extended. He finished with a record of two wins, six draws, and four losses.
VfB Stuttgart On 29 January 2018, Korkut was appointed coach of VfB Stuttgart. In June 2018, he extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020. He was sacked on 7 October 2018.
Hertha BSC On 29 November 2021, Korkut was named head coach of Hertha BSC. He was sacked on 13 March 2022, after only 13 league games in charge, where Hertha gained a meagre nine points, dropping into the relegation zone.
Personal life Korkut is fluent in Turkish, German, Spanish and English. His wife Elena is Spanish, having met her during his stint with Real Sociedad in Spain, and has three children with her. His eldest son Efe Korkut is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTurkey199510199660199760199840199950200060200171200220200350Total421
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Korkut goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Tayfun KorkutNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 2 June 2001 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 1–0 3–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordHannover 9631 December 201320 April 20151. FC Kaiserslautern17 June 201627 December 2016Bayer Leverkusen6 March 201730 June 2017VfB Stuttgart29 January 20187 October 2018Hertha BSC29 November 202113 March 2022Total—
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