Ismail Kartal returns to Fenerbahce for fourth stint as head coach

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] ‌said in a statement ‌to Turkey's Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that they ‌had appointed 65-year-old Kartal ⁠on ‌a one-year contract.[/p][p]Kartal, who ​spent a decade at Fenerbahce during ​his playing career, previously coached the club in ⁠2014/15, ​then on an interim basis in 2021/22 before returning for a ‌full campaign in 2023/24. He was an assistant manager at Fenerbahce during the last two times the club won the Super Lig.[/p][p]Fenerbahce have finished second in ‌the Turkish top-flight ​in the last five ‌seasons straight, with their Istanbul rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] winning the title four times in a ⁠row.[/p][embed guid="a4a217ba-534a-4970-932d-3f9605b44e61" url="https://x.com/Fenerbahce/status/2067550695071314137" social-type="twitter" /]