Kuyt named Fenerbahce interim boss before Liverpool tie
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14-second readDirk Kuyt has been appointed Fenerbahce's interim coach after Ismail Kartal resigned following a 2-1 defeat by Galatasaray. Kuyt, 46, was previously the assistant coach and won the Turkish league title with Fenerbahce as a player in 2013-14. He will hold the post until a new head coach is appointed.
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Dirk Kuyt has been appointed Fenerbahce's interim coach after Ismail Kartal resigned following a 2-1 defeat by Galatasaray. Kuyt, 46, was previously the assistant coach and won the Turkish league title with Fenerbahce as a player in 2013-14. He will hold the post until a new head coach is appointed.
Kuyt's first game as interim coach will be a league match against Goztepe on Saturday, followed by a Champions League match against his former club Liverpool on Wednesday, 4 November. Kuyt spent six years with Liverpool, winning the League Cup in 2012.
Fenerbahce are currently fifth in the Turkish top-flight, six points behind leaders Galatasaray. Kuyt previously managed ADO Den Haag, Beerschot, and FC Dordrecht before becoming Fenerbahce's assistant coach in June 2026.
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Former Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt has been appointed Fenerbahce's interim coach a week before they face his former club Liverpool in the Champions League. The 46-year-old is stepping up to the role after being the assistant of Ismail Kartal, who resigned as the Turkish club's manager following the side's 2-1 defeat by arch rivals Galatasaray on Monday. Fenerbahce said, external Kuyt, who won the Turkish league title with the club as a player in 2013-14, would hold the post "until a new head coach is appointed". Kuyt's first game will be a league match against Goztepe on Saturday before Fenerbahce host Liverpool in a Champions League group stage tie on Wednesday, 4 November (17:45 GMT).
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