{{short description|German-Turkish football manager}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ismail Atalan | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|4|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = İnegöl, Turkey | currentclub = Wolfsberger AC | height = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = 1988– | youthclubs1 = TSG Dülmen | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–1999 | youthclubs2 = SC Preußen Münster | years1 = 1999– | clubs1 = SC Preußen Münster II | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = | clubs2 = 1. FC Gievenbeck | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = {{0|0000}}–2010 | clubs3 = 1. FC Gievenbeck II | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2010–2012 | clubs4 = SV Davaria Davensberg | caps4 = | goals4 = | manageryears1 = 2008–2010 | managerclubs1 = 1. FC Gievenbeck II (player-manager) | manageryears2 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs2 = SV Davaria Davensberg (player-manager) | manageryears3 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs3 = SC Roland Beckum | manageryears4 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs4 = Sportfreunde Lotte | manageryears5 = 2017 | managerclubs5 = VfL Bochum | manageryears6 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs6 = Sportfreunde Lotte | manageryears7 = 2020 | managerclubs7 = Hallescher FC | manageryears8 = 2023 | managerclubs8 = Alanyaspor (assistant) | manageryears9 = 2024 | managerclubs9 = Gostivar | manageryears10 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs10 = Kapfenberger SV | manageryears11 = 2025– | managerclubs11 = Wolfsberger AC }} '''Ismail Atalan''' ({{langx|tr|İsmail Atalan}}; born 1 April 1980) is a German-Turkish football manager. He manages the Austrian club Wolfsberger AC.
==Coaching career== Atalan started his managerial career in 2008 as a player-manager for the reserve team of the 1. FC Gievenbeck. In 2012, he became manager of Davaria Davensberg, where he coached until 2014. In November 2014, Atalan became head coach of Sportfreunde Lotte.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/ismail-atalan/trainer |title=Ismail Atalan |publisher=kicker |access-date=21 September 2016}}</ref> In 2016, he led them to promotion to the 3. Liga. He became the new manager of VfL Bochum on 11 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/bochum_trennung-von-verbeek---atalan-wird-nachfolger-701409/artikel |title=Bochum: Trennung von Verbeek – Atalan wird Nachfolger |website=Kicker |date=11 July 2017 |access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref> He returned to Lotte on 9 April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-lotte.de/aktuell/news/ismail-atalan-kehrt-nach-lotte-zurueck/|title=Ismail Atalan kehrt nach Lotte zurück|website=sf-lotte.de|date=9 April 2019|accessdate=9 April 2019|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128023839/http://www.sf-lotte.de/aktuell/news/ismail-atalan-kehrt-nach-lotte-zurueck/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He moved to Hallescher FC on 25 February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/atalan-uebernimmt-beim-halleschen-fc-213390/|title=Atalan neuer Trainer beim Halleschen FC|website=dfb.de|date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 February 2020|language=German}}</ref> He was sacked on 8 June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hallescherfc.de/de/details/schnorrenberg-und-ziebig-uebernehmen.html|title=Schnorrenberg und Ziebig übernehmen|website=dfb.de|date=8 June 2020|access-date=8 June 2020|language=de}}</ref> In April 2023, he became assistant manager of Alanyaspor in Turkey.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|ismail-atalan}}</ref>
From May 2024 to July 2025, Atalan served as the head coach of the Austrian club Kapfenberger SV.<ref>{{cite web |last=Asmussen |first=Erik |url=https://www.reviersport.de/fussball/international/a617834---frueherer-bochum-trainer-ueberraschende-trennung-ismail-atalan-fluechtet-aus-oesterreich.html |title=Überraschende Trennung - Ismail Atalan flüchtet aus Österreich |publisher=reviersport.de |language=de |date=13 July 2025 }}</ref>
In Novemerb 2025, he became new manager of Wolfsberger AC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-12 |title=Ismail Atalan übernimmt das Wolfsrudel |url=https://rzpelletswac.at/2025/11/12/ismail-atalan-uebernimmt-das-wolfsrudel/|access-date=2025-11-12 |website=rzpelletswac.at |language=de}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Manager=== '''Individual''' * 3. Liga Manager of the Season: 2016–17<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/atalan-ist-trainer-der-saison-schnellhardt-gewinnt-spieler-voting-167418/ |title=Atalan ist Trainer der Saison, Schnellhardt gewinnt Spieler-Voting |trans-title=Atalan is manager of the season, Schnellhardt wins player vote |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=1 July 2020 |language=de}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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