Muhsin Ertuğral

Muhsin Ertuğral
Personal information
Date of birth	15 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1989	Eskişehirspor
Managerial career
1995–1996	Zaire
1999–2003	Kaizer Chiefs
2003	Santos
2003–2004	Club Africain
2004	SV Mattersburg
2005	Ismaily
2006–2007	Ajax Cape Town
2007–2009	Kaizer Chiefs
2009	Ajax Cape Town
2009–2010	Sivasspor
2011–2012	Golden Arrows
2013–2014	Ajax Cape Town
2015–2016	Mpumalanga Black Aces
2016	Orlando Pirates
2017–2018	Ajax Cape Town
2019	Maritzburg United
2020–2023	Turkey (technical advisor)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

| manageryears18 = 2024-

 managerclubs18 = Cape Town City F.C.

Muhsin Ertuğral (born 15 September 1959) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager. He works as a Turkey National Team Technical Advisor for the Turkish Football Association (TFF).^[1]

Playing career

Ertuğral played for Antalyaspor before leaving his homeland and continuing his career at clubs in Belgium and Germany where he also honed his coaching craft.^[2]

Coaching career

After coaching the DR Congo national team, Ertuğral took over South African Premiership side Kaizer Chiefs in 1999, where he remained until 2003. After a number of short stints elsewhere, Ertuğral took Ajax Cape Town to ABSA Cup glory with a 2–0 victory against league champions Mamelodi Sundowns on 26 May 2007. That proved to be a successful season for Ajax under Ertuğral as they went on to finish fourth in the league and were the only side not to be defeated by Sundowns that season.^[3]

He rejoined Chiefs in 2007, quitting on 8 May 2009.^[4] He signed again for Ajax on 18 May 2009.^[5]

As of 8 October 2009, upon Bülent Uygun's resignation, he agreed to pen a deal with the Turkish Super League underdogs Sivasspor, the contract runs between 30 June 2011.^[6] Yiğidos also announced that the assistant coach position would be occupied by former Beşiktaş favorite and South Africa national team player Fani Madida.^[7]

On 24 April 2013, it was announced that Ertuğral would take over as the new Technical Director of Ajax Cape Town. This decision resulted in the direct resignation of then interim coach Jan Versleijen, who had not been notified of the new hiring. As a result, Ertuğral would see the Cape club through until the end of the 2012–13 Premiership season.^[8] David Nyathi was announced as his assistant coach, who had previously led the Ajax CT under-19 team to the 2013 Metropolitan Premier Cup Championship, where he won the “Coach of the Tournament Award”.^[9]

In January 2025, he was appointed Technical Director of South African Premiership side Cape Town City and interim head coach until the end of the season.^[10]