Zeynep Mestan is 22 years old and had never managed a men’s football match before 💥
This week, Turgutluspor, a club from Manisa, Turkey, appointed her as its new head coach. She is the first woman to be in charge of the men’s squad in the club’s entire history. The team has been relegated for two consecutive seasons and will now play in the sixth division, so the pressure is far from insignificant.
President Yılmaz Gençtürk clarified that this is not a marketing stunt: Mestan presented projects, and the coaching staff evaluated them like those of any other candidate. She, who played in women’s leagues in Esmirna, makes no secret of her role models: Pep Guardiola and Sergen Yalçın. The season begins in October, and she has already made history before managing her first match ⚽🔥