Erol Ates (born 19 June 1993) is a Finnish-Turkish football manager and a former player, currently working as a manager of Superettan club GIF Sundsvall. Ates has completed the UEFA Pro coaching license in 2022.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Konya, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GIF Sundsvall (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Inter Turku | ||
| 2011–2012 | TuTo | ||
| 2012–2013 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| VG-62 | |||
| PIF | |||
| ÅIFK | |||
| Raisio Futis | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Inter Turku II | ||
| 2021–2022 | Inter Turku (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | JäPS | ||
| 2024– | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024 | |||
Early life
editAtes was born in Konya, Turkey. He was raised in Turkey until 2007, when his family relocated to Finland when he was 12 years old.[2] They settled in Turku, where Ates started playing football in the youth sector of FC Inter Turku.[3]
Playing career
editAtes played in youth teams of Inter Turku, Turun Toverit (TuTo) and Turun Palloseura (TPS).[4] He played also for VG-62, Pargas IF, PiPS and Åbo IFK before switching to coaching.[3]
Coaching career
editAtes has worked as a youth coach for TPS, Vaasan Palloseura (VPS)[5] and ÅIFK.[6]
Inter Turku
editHe returned to his former club Inter Turku as a youth coach in 2018. Since the beginning of 2019, he worked as a head coach of Inter Turku II academy team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.[7][8] During 2021–2022, Ates was an assistant coach of Inter Turku first team in Veikkausliiga. He left the club after the 2022 season.[9]
JäPS
editOn 13 June 2023, after Jyrki Ahola had stepped down due to personal health reasons, it was announced that Ates was named the head coach of Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) on a two-year deal, starting in the 2024 season in new second-tier Ykkösliiga. It was also announced that first Ates will work for JäPS as a technical advisor for the remainder of the 2023 season.[1][10][11]
Since 2023, Ates has also worked for Naantali-based VG-62 for the coaching development in the club.[12]
GIF Sundsvall
editOn 12 July 2024, Ates was named the head coach of GIF Sundsvall in Swedish Superettan,[13] signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[14] The team were sitting close to relegation zone in the league standings.[15][16] Ates managed to improve the team's performance and get some positive results, and led them to finish 13th in Superettan. In late November, Sundsvall successfully defended its league spot in the relegation play-offs, defeating Stockholm Internazionale 4–2 on aggregate.[17]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 24 November 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| Inter Turku II | 
|
1 January 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 39 | +59 | 65.79 |
| JäPS |
|
1 January 2024 | 11 July 2024 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 27.27 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 
|
12 July 2024 | present | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 47.37 |
| Total | 79 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 156 | 99 | +57 | 50.63 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b JäPSin valmennustiimiin uusi vahvistus, Keski-Uusimaa, 13 June 2023
- ^ GIF-tränarens tacksamhet till föräldrarna, st.nu, 19 October 2024
- ^ a b Jälkipeli: FC Interin Erol Ates on paljon vartijana, Aamuset, aamuset.fi, 31 January 2020
- ^ TPS:N A- JA B-JUNIORIT EDELLEEN TAPPIOITTA, fc.tps.fi, 22 May 2012
- ^ Kolme uutta päätoimista valmentajaa VPS Junioreihin, vpsjuniorit.fi, 4 November 2016
- ^ Erol återvänder hem - Erol palaa kotiin!, aifk.fi, 5 July 2017
- ^ FC Inter teki elintärkeän jatkosopimuksen – päävalmentaja José Riveiro jatkaa myös ensi kaudella, suomifutis.com, 25 September 2020
- ^ FC Inter vill att barnen får lysa, abounderrattelser.fi, 15 November 2019
- ^ VALMENTAJATIIMIIN MUUTOKSIA KAUDELLE 2023, fcinter.fi, 25 October 2022
- ^ Timo Kettunen vetää JäPS:n kauden loppuun – Erol Ates ottaa ohjat vuonna 2024˝, pallotv.fi, 16 June 2023
- ^ Erol Ates odottaa kovia otteluja jo Ykkösliigacupista – JäPS aloittaa Ykkösliigan 13. huhtikuuta Seinäjoella, Keski-Uusimaa, 25 January 2024
- ^ Esittelyssä valmentajien koulutusvastaava Erol Ates˝, vg-62, 12 February 2024
- ^ Erol Ates ny huvudtränare i GIF Sundsvall, gifsundsvall.se
- ^ Turkulaisvalmentajalle yllättävä huippupesti Ruotsista – Interissä pitkään vaikuttanut Erol Ates kriisiseuran vastuunkantajaksi, Turun Sanomat, 12 July 2024
- ^ Så ska Erol Ates rädda GIF Sundsvall, st.nu, 19 July 2024
- ^ Doldisen som ska rädda GIF Sundsvall, st.nu, 12 July 2024
- ^ Gif Sundsvall spelar i superettan 2025, Aftonbladet, 24 November 2024