Highlights from the career of Fenerbahçe's new coach Domenico Tedesco

Domenico Tedesco , appointed as Fenerbahçe 's head coach, became the second Italian coach in the club's history.

Having started the season with Jose Mourinho, the Yellow-Navy Blues parted ways with the Portuguese coach after being eliminated by Portugal’s Benfica in the UEFA Champions League play-off round, and played the Gençlerbirliği match in the league under the management of Zeki Murat Göle.

ABOUT DOMENICO TEDESCO

Domenico Tedesco started his coaching career with Stuttgart's under-17 team.

Domenico Tedesco, who took over the team in 2013, stepped into the coaching role at the age of 28.

After Stuttgart, the Italian coach first coached the under-17 and then the under-19 teams at Hoffenheim, and gained his first senior team experience at AUE.

Tedesco, who took over the team in the second half of the 2016-2017 season, reached a points average of 1.82 in 11 games.

After AUE, Domenico Tedesco, who worked as the coach of Schalke 04, Spartak Moscow and Leipzig respectively, later took over the Belgian National Team.

Tedesco, who played 24 matches as Belgium's manager, had 12 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in these competitions.

THE SECOND ITALIAN IN THE CLUB'S HISTORY

Fenerbahçe's new coach, Domenico Tedesco, has become the second Italian coach in the club's history.

Zdenek Zeman, an Italian manager of Czech origin who managed the team in the 1999-2000 season, became the first Italian manager in the club's history. Zeman played in 10 league matches, making him one of the shortest-tenured coaches in the Yellow Canaries.

Fenerbahçe brought Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti to Istanbul before the 1998-1999 season, but an agreement could not be reached.

"WE AIM FOR THE BEST IN EVERY TOURNAMENT"

Domenico Tedesco made a statement on the yellow-dark blue club's YouTube channel.

The Italian manager expressed his delight at joining Fenerbahçe, saying, "The atmosphere is truly wonderful. Half the staff were already waiting for me when I arrived. That's impressive. You can feel the tradition and passion here. So, I can say that's what I enjoy."

Referring to the yellow-and-navy club's goals, Tedesco said, "We aim for the best in every tournament. We're here to achieve the best in every competition, but to do that, we must work very hard from the very beginning. We must work hard to achieve our goals in these tournaments. We have goals in the league and Europe."

The 39-year-old manager, discussing the transfer process, said, "As you can imagine, my phone has rang a few times since February. I've had calls from clubs in leagues like England, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain, but I've never felt that thing that grabbed me. When I heard about the offer from Fenerbahçe, I felt completely different. It left a very positive impression on me. It evoked a very good feeling. First of all, there are so many Fenerbahçe fans in Germany. I also have so many friends who are Fenerbahçe fans. So I know that feeling. I wanted that feeling in my career because I've always enjoyed working at clubs like this."

Tedesco said the following about Christoph Daum, who previously served at Fenerbahçe: "I have very fond memories of him. He coached Stuttgart and made them champions. Stuttgart is my team after all. I worked at their academy for 10 years. I also have a memory of my father taking me to Stuttgart's training session, and manager Christoph Daum was there showing the players some things. He later came here and won the championship twice. Above all, he was a great person and a great manager."

Domenico Tedesco also shared a message with the fans: "I'm very proud to be the coach of our fans. We need everyone to achieve our goals, match by match. Above all, we need to be a family. We need the support of our fans. I'm very proud to be here and I can't wait to play against Fenerbahçe."