Ismail Atalan


Ismail Atalan is a German-Turkish football manager. He manages the Austrian club Wolfsberger AC.

Coaching career

Atalan started his managerial career in 2008 as a player-manager for the reserve team of the 1. FC Gievenbeck. In 2012, he became manager of Davaria Davensberg, where he coached until 2014. In November 2014, Atalan became head coach of Sportfreunde Lotte. In 2016, he led them to promotion to the 3. Liga. He became the new manager of VfL Bochum on 11 July 2017. He returned to Lotte on 9 April 2019. He moved to Hallescher FC on 25 February 2020. He was sacked on 8 June 2020. In April 2023, he became assistant manager of Alanyaspor in Turkey.
From May 2024 to July 2025, Atalan served as the head coach of the Austrian club Kapfenberger SV.
In Novemerb 2025, he became new manager of Wolfsberger AC.

Honours

Manager

Individual