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The Turkish Football Association announced today, Sunday, the appointment of German coach Stefan Kontz, coach of the German under-21 team, as the new technical director of the national team, in order to succeed the sacked Shinol Gumenis.
Kontz, who will be officially presented by the federation on Monday, will replace Turkish coach Şenol Gunes, who left his post after Turkey lost 6-1 to the Netherlands in the match hosted by the (Amsterdam Arena) in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar..
The German federation had announced that Kontz, 58, would be released from his contract with the German under-21 team, which he had worked with for the past four years, if he agreed to the offer made to him by the Turkish Federation to lead the national team..
Kontz will manage his first match at the helm of the technical management of the Turkish national team on October 8, against Norway in the qualifying stage for the World Cup in Qatar in Group G.
The Netherlands leads Group G with 13 points, with a goal difference from the runner-up, Norway, while Turkey is third with 11 points..
On October 11, the Turkish team will travel to Latvia to play the eighth round match for the same group.
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