Onur Cinel
_04.jpg) Cinel in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2011 | Essen (youth) | ||
| 2012 | TuS Heven 09 | ||
| 2012–2023 | Schalke 04 (youth) | ||
| 2022– | Austria (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | FC Liefering | ||
| 2024 | Red Bull Salzburg (interim) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Cercle Brugge | ||
Onur Cinel (Turkish: Çinel; born 17 June 1985) is a German football manager who is the head coach of Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge and is the Austria national football team assistant manager.
Career
In 2009, Cinel was appointed as youth manager of the German side Essen.
Three years later, in 2012, he took over as manager of TuS Heven 09. Later that year, he joined Schalke 04 as a youth coach, initially assisting the U17 team before becoming head coach. He also held various roles at the club, including as assistant manager for Schalke's second team and reserve team coach.
In 2022, he was appointed assistant manager of the Austria national football team, a role he would continue to hold while also working with other teams.
In 2023, Cinel was appointed head coach of the Austrian side FC Liefering. The following year, he took over as head coach of Red Bull Salzburg. Subsequently, he transitioned into the role of assistant manager for the team.
Cinel was regarded as a promising German coaching talent, having completed internships at Chelsea and Ajax, as well as with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.[1]
Personal life
Cinel was born on 1 January 1989 in Essen, Germany. He is of Turkish descent through his parents.[2]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Essen | 1 July 2009 | 30 June 2011 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40.00 | |||
| TuS Heven 09 | 10 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| FC Liefering | 1 July 2023 | 15 April 2024 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39.13 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg (caretaker) | 15 April 2024 | 30 June 2024 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | |||
| Cercle Brugge | 1 July 2025 | present | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 | |||
| Total | 69 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 40.58 | |||||
References
- ^ "Onur Cinel, der Knappenschmied". Kicker.
- ^ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "Früher auf Schalke - Österreichs Onur Cinel vor Türkei-Knaller: "Musste ein paar Herzen brechen"". RevierSport online.
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