Orhan Kaynak (1 March 1970 – 10 March 2026), also known as Küçük Orhan, was a Turkish football player and coach. A forward, he had stints in the Süper Lig with Adanaspor, Trabzonspor, and Kocaelispor.
Playing career Kaynak followed his brothers and graduated from the Adanaspor and joined the first team in the Süper Lig. He spent the rest of his career in the highest divisions of Turkey, with notable performances with Trabzonspor and Kocaelispor.
Coaching career On 2 March 2018, Kaynak was appointed the manager of Sarıyer.Orhan Kaynak, Sarıyer ile anlaştı, sabah.com.tr, 2 March 2018 He won two games out of ten at Sarıyer.
On 12 June 2018, Kaynak was linked with a move to Elazığspor. Later in the month, he was officially announced as the club's new manager. After seven months, on 24 January 2019, Kaynak decided to resign from Elazığspor. The club was in a very bad economical condition and had a debt of 46 million Turkish lira, also with 12 players leaving the club.Elazığspor'da Orhan Kaynak istifa etti, hurriyet.com.tr, 25 January 2019
A few days later, on 28 January 2019, Kaynak was announced as the new manager of Boluspor.Boluspor'un yeni teknik direktörü Orhan Kaynak, cnnturk.com, 28 January 2019
He was named as one of the assistant coaches when Fatih Tekke was announced as the new manager of Trabzonspor on 11 May 2025.Fatih Tekke'nin teknik ekibi belli oldu: 4 eski Trabzonsporlu isim, ntvspor.net, 11 May 2025
Personal life and death Kaynak was born in to a large family of eight children. His brothers Reşit, Kayhan, İrfan, İlhan and Ayhan were all professional footballers. He earned the nickname "Küçük Orhan" (meaning little Orhan), because Orhan Çıkırıkçı was in the same team at Trabzonspor.
Kaynak died of a heart attack in Trabzon, on 10 March 2026, at the age of 56.
Honours Adanaspor TFF First League: 1987-88
Samsunspor TFF First League: 1992-93
Trabzonspor Turkish Cup: 1994-95 Turkish Super Cup: 1995
Beşiktaş TSYD Cup: 1996-97
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