FC Schalke 04 had to cope with the departure of its U17 coach Onur Cinel a few weeks ago. Now there is a successor candidate.
It was at the end of April that FC Schalke 04 announced the departure of its successful U17 coach Onur Cinel. To date, there is no successor. But there is a hot candidate.
Onur Cinel has been employed by FC Schalke 04 since 2012 and has celebrated many successes in the junior sector, such as the German U17 championship in 2022. He is held in high esteem at Schalke and that is why S04 wanted to keep the 37-year-old at all costs. But Cinel declined.
“We were keen to continue with him and showed him a medium-term perspective. We understand that Onur is now looking for a new challenge in the short term, which we cannot currently offer him in the U19 or U23, for example,” explained Mathias Schober, director of the Knappenschmiede.
Who Cinel’s successor will or could be has not yet been revealed. Now this editorial office has learned that a former Schalke U23 player is the most promising candidate: Markus Kaya.
The 43-year-old was coach at regional league club Rot Weiss Ahlen until recently. However, his expiring contract with the former second-division club will not be extended. RevierSport reported. RWA sporting director Özkara explained: “We are very grateful to Markus Kaya and Rene Lewejohann for taking over the team during the difficult time and doing everything together to achieve class preservation. However, we believe that after such a season, a completely new start is needed. We wish them all the best for their future and are sure they will continue to be active in football.”
Kaya played in the 2nd division for RWO
The former second division professional (96 games, 14 goals) of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen was coach of RWO’s U19s for almost three years before his short tenure in Ahlen. And before that, Kaya worked at FC Schalke 04’s Knappenschmiede from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2020 – also as co-coach of the U17 team alongside Frank Fahrenhorst. Now Markus Kaya could become the head coach of the Königsblauen’s B Juniors.
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