Background and career
Selçuk İnan (Turkish pronunciation: [selt͡ʃuk iˈnan] born 10 February 1985) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
He began his career with Dardanelspor before playing for Manisaspor and rising to prominence at Trabzonspor. In 2011, he joined Galatasaray, where he became a key figure over nine seasons, winning four Süper Lig titles, three Turkish Cups, and five Turkish Super Cups, while serving as team captain for several years. Internationally, İnan earned over 60 caps for the Turkey national team and was instrumental in helping Turkey qualify for UEFA Euro 2016 with a decisive free-kick goal against Iceland. Following his retirement from playing in 2020, İnan served as assistant manager at Galatasaray under Fatih Terim between 2020 and 2022. He then began his managerial career as head coach, taking charge of Kasımpaşa and Gaziantep, and is currently the manager of Kocaelispor.
