Natura Dünyası Gençlerbirliği, one of the Trendyol Super League teams, appointed Metin Diyadin as the coach vacated by Volkan Demirel.
Mısırlı.com.tr The capital representative, who parted ways with Volkan Demirel after the Fatih Karagümrük match, announced that he reached an agreement with Metin Diyadin.
In the statement made by the red-black club, “Welcome home, Metin Diyadin. Our club has reached an agreement with Metin Diyadin, the true son of our community, for the post of professional football A team coach. Metin Diyadin, who proudly made our red-black jersey sweat for years and became one of the unforgettables of our community with his stance and character on the field, is home again, where he belongs, with his experience and sense of belonging. He says ‘Welcome home’ to our coach Metin Diyadin and his team, and this unity is both our teacher and our teacher.” “We hope that it will be the beginning of a new era full of success for our century-old plane tree.” It was said.
Gençlerbirliği, which changed its coach for the 6th time this season, signed Metin Diyadin for the second time.
Diyadin, who previously coached the red-blacks between 1 July-20 October 2013, 1 July 2021-11 September 2022, and 16 December 2025-14 February 2026 this season, also wore the red-black jersey for a long time in his football career.
The Ankara team, which started the season with Hüseyin Eroğlu and had 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, had 2 wins, 3 losses in Volkan Demirel’s first term, and 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his first term with Metin Diyadin. Gençlerbirliği, which closed the Levent Şahin period with 1 defeat and a draw each, entrusted the team to Metin Diyadin two weeks before the end of the season, following the performance of 1 win, 1 draw and 6 defeats in Demirel’s second term.
Gençlerbirliği ranked 16th in the league with 28 points after 32 weeks.
Welcome Home Metin Diyadin 🧣 Our club has reached an agreement with Metin Diyadin, the true son of our community, for the position of Professional Football A Team coach. Unforgettable figures of our community, with their stance and character on the field, who made our red-black jersey proud for years… pic.twitter.com/4DqRI3HsCY
— Natura World Gençlerbirliği (@kirmizikara) May 5, 2026
