Naci Şensoy

Naci Şensoy
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-02-20) 20 February 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Prizren, PR Serbia,
FPR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Manisaspor 50 (0)
1991–1992 Vanspor 31 (1)
1992–1993 Tarisspor 5 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Istanbulspor (assistant)
2001–2002 Alibeyköy
2002–2003 Turan Tovuz
2003–2004 Slavia Sofia (assistant)
2004–2005 Turan Tovuz
2006–2007 Belasitsa Petrich
2007–2008 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2008–2009 Vihren Sandanski
2010–2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011 BSK Borča
2011–2012 Bylis
2012 Turan
2012–2013 Bylis Ballsh
2013–2014 Kukësi
2014–2015 Gençlerbirliği (assistant)
2015–2016 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2016–2017 Pelister
2019–2020 Makedonija
2023 Bylis
2023–2024 Vihren Sandanski
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naci Şensoy (Serbo-Croatian: Nađi Šensoj / Нађи Шенсој; born 20 February 1958) is a Kosovar-Turkish football manager and former player.

Playing career

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Born to Turks in Prizren,[1] Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo), he moved to Turkey where he began his footballing career, where he played for Manisaspor and Vanspor.[2]

Coaching career

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Following his playing career, he begin his coaching career in Turkey, becoming assistant manager in Istanbulspor. Afterwards, he managed a couple of lower league Turkish clubs, before taking Azerbaijani PFC Turan Tovuz. He managed a number of Bulgarian clubs, being Lokomotiv Plovdiv the last in the succession. On July 2, 2011, he took charge of Serbian SuperLiga club FK BSK Borča,[3] however after only a month, he left even before the season had started.[4] Şensoy took over as head coach of Pirin Blagoevgrad in October 2015, being credited with improving the fortunes for the team that was firmly rooted to the bottom of the A PFG standings at the time of his appointment.[5] Under Şensoy's management, Pirin managed to avoid relegation at the end of the season.

References

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  1. ^ Šensoj preuzeo BSK at Srpski Fudbal
  2. ^ "NACİ ŞENSOY". TFF. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  3. ^ Šensoj preuzeo BSK at Srpski Fudbal
  4. ^ Turčin Šensoj napustio Borču at SMedia.rs
  5. ^ "Шенсой превърна "Пирин" в страшилището на "А" група (видео)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.