Okan Buruk was extremely successful as a player, but the 50-year-old is also preparing to have a great career in Turkey as a coach. Buruk won the Turkish Cup with Akhisarspor in 2018. In 2020, RAMS Basaksehir won the Turkish championship and Buruk also won it last season Galatasaray the title in Trendyol Super League and would like to further expand his title collection this season. In addition, the Istanbul native broke the decade-long record for the most league wins in a row with “Gala” in the 2022/23 season with 14 successes in a row Besiktas (13) had held. As if that weren’t enough, Buruk also holds the record in the club for the most successes in a row.
Now new records have been added that are rewriting league history. Buruk collected 69 points in the first 26 games of the season with Galatasaray. Never before has a club in the Turkish upper house scored more points in this period. And it goes further. Buruk also became the coach who was the fastest to celebrate 50 wins in the Süper Lig for a club. Since taking over 1.5 years ago, Buruk needed just 62 games to reach this milestone with Galatasaray in the league. Buruk also broke Fatih Terim’s record, who needed 70 games for 50 wins.
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