Hercules Club was founded by Hakan Cimen, a retired football player and coach. Hakan previously played in 11 professional football clubs (1994-2010) and proceeded to coach 9 teams across Europe after his retirement.

Hakan’s 26 year-long career has given him a solid foundation for a coaching style that values the subjective experiences of all players. Hakan quickly adapts to different personalities for effective communication and identifies individual weaknesses/strengths through careful observations. He has experience with coaching U-17 and U-19 groups, and mentors students by sharing his research-based recommendations for lifestyle, health and nutrition.

Hakan holds a UEFA A License and first aid certification. He also has first and secondhand exposure to a variety of skeletal/muscular injuries and can perform an initial assessment before referring the player to a specialist.

Assistant trainer: Deniz Koca began his coaching career at the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. After Tottenham, he launched U14 and U16 teams in London and was in charge of coaching 50 players. He has experience managing U18 teams and is currently an academy scout at Colchester United F.C.

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