Erman Güraçar

Erman Güraçar — Biography

Erman Güraçar was born on 24 August 1974 in Ankara. A defender, he began playing at Soma Linyitspor and went on to play for Denizlispor, Samsunspor, Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, Gaziantepspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Kocaelispor, Manisaspor and Bucaspor, making 408 official appearances and scoring 10 goals. He won the Turkish Super Cup with Beşiktaş in the 1999-2000 season and the Turkish Cup with Trabzonspor in 2002-03. In his final three seasons he helped First League sides Kocaelispor, Manisaspor and Bucaspor win promotion to the Süper Lig. After joining Bucaspor in the 2009-10 season he was made team captain in 2010-11, and his contract there ended in the summer of 2011. He was called up once to the Turkey national team, without getting on the pitch, and once to the Turkey B team.

After retiring as a player, Güraçar moved into coaching, serving as sporting director at Manisa in 2020. He was appointed manager of Karşıyaka in January 2022 and was in charge of the club until November 2022. He became manager of Somaspor in June 2024, a post he held until March 2025.