Full name Necla Güngör Kırağası Place of birth Ankara, Turkey 2009–2014 Turkey girls' U-15 | Date of birth 1982 (age 34–35) Years Team 2012– Turkey girls' U-17 | |
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Necla Güngör Kırağası (born Necla Güngör in 1982) is a Turkish female football manager, currently serving as the technical director of the Turkey girls' national U-17 team. She served before as the manager of the Turkey girls' national U-15 team.
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Early years
Necla Güngör was born in 1982, and grew up with her two siblings in Ankara, Turkey. Despite being the granddaughter of a well-known Muslim preacher in Ankara, and the daughter of a hajji, she was supported in playing football by her family. During her childhood, she used to step in when her father's football team lacked a player on the artificial turf.
Sports career
Necla Güngör graduated from the School of Sport Sciences and Technology at Hacettepe University in Ankara. In 2000, she was tasked with the introduction of rhythm training to footballers by music assisting manager Ersun Yanal at Ankaragücü. The next year, she moved with him to Gençlerbirliği S.K. to instruct the infrastructure team's players in basic training. Later, she received bids from Ankaraspor. After four years, she served again under Ersun Yanal in Manisaspor.
Through Oğuz Çetin, she was introduced to the Turkish Football Federation. After nine years with men's football teams, Necla Güngör was first appointed as a trainer for the women's national team; she then became the director of the Women's Football Department of the Federation. After serving five years as a trainer, she was appointed director of football for the Turkey girls' national under-15 team, supported by Yücel Uyar, the director of the Federation's Education Department. She became the first ever female football director of a Turkish national team. Currently, she serves as the director of football for the Turkey girls' national U-17 team, and at the same time as a specialist in the Federation's Department of Football Development.
In November 2014, Necla Güngör coached the Turkey women's national U-21 team for two friendly matches.