Onur Cinel


Onur Cinel is a German football manager who is the head coach of Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge and an assistant coach of the football team">Association football">football team.

Career

In 2009, Cinel was appointed as youth manager of the German side Essen.
Three years later, in 2012, he took over as manager of TuS Heven 09. Later that year, he joined FC [Schalke 04|Schalke 04] as a youth coach, initially assisting the U17 team before becoming head coach. He also held various roles at the club, including as assistant manager for Schalke's second team and reserve team coach.
In 2022, he was appointed assistant manager of the Austria national football team, a role he would continue to hold while also working with other teams.
In 2023, Cinel was appointed head coach of the Austrian side FC Liefering. The following year, he took over as head coach of FC [Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]. Subsequently, he transitioned into the role of assistant manager for the team.
Cinel was regarded as a promising German coaching talent, having completed internships at Chelsea and Ajax, as well as with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

Personal life

Cinel was born on 1 January 1989 in Essen, Germany. He is of Turkish descent through his parents.