TFF appointed Levent Sürme to head the Ümit National Team



The Turkish Football Federation has announced that Levent Sürme is the new coach of the Ümit National Team.


Assignment of trainers for other age categories was announced on TFF’s website.


The following statements were used in the statement made by TFF;


Our new generation and young Turkish coaches, who have experienced national team and club experiences in their careers, will contribute to the development of our national football players in the young age groups, have received training with the contemporary football curriculum, and have UEFA coaching licenses, have been assigned to the Turkish Football Federation within the framework of the project prepared to create the “Turkish Football School”. started.


According to this; Orhan Şam, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Selçuk Erdoğan, Uğur İnceman and Volkan Arslan Junior National Team Coach; Alkan Birlik became the Junior National Team Goalkeeper Coach.


In addition, Dolunay Saray, Youth National Team Athletic Performance Trainer, Ahmet Buğlar and Ege Mirza started to work as Junior National Team Analysis Trainer.


Within the framework of restructuring, Selman Coşkun, who has been working as a Regional Coach and Trainer Trainer in our Federation since 2009, became the Technical Coordinator of the Young National Teams; Emrah Karakovan was appointed as the Head of the National Teams Goalkeeper Department, Vural Durmuş was appointed as the Head of the National Teams Athletic Performance Department, and Okan Aydıner was appointed as the Head of the National Teams Analysis Department. These 3 names will also continue their duties in the A National Team.


Following the new participations in the technical staff of the youth national teams, the assignments made for the match and camp activities of our teams in March were as follows:


U21 / TURKEY – KOSOVO (SPECIAL MATCH) / 27 MARCH 2023 / ALANYA


Technical Director: Levent Sürme


Assistant Coach: Selcuk Erdogan


U19 / UEFA EUROPEAN U19 CHAMPIONSHIP ELITE TOUR / 22-28 MARCH 2023 / ENGLAND


Technical Director: Ali Nadir Chairman


Assistant Coaches: Sabri Sarıoğlu, Orhan Şam


U18 / PREPARATORY CAMP / 19-29 MARCH 2023 / ANTALYA


Coach: Ovunc Soykan Basar


Assistant Coach: Volkan Arslan, Hüseyin Yeşildağ, Adnan Çakmakoğlu


U17 / UEFA EUROPEAN U17 CHAMPIONSHIP ELITE TOUR / 22-28 MARCH 2023 / ANTALYA


Coach: Uğur Inceman


Assistant Coach: Ömür Serdal Altunsöz


“We congratulate all the coaches who joined our federation and wish all our coaches success in their new duties.”






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