Josef Çınar

Josef Çınar — Biography

Josef "Jupp" Çınar was born on 22 January 1984 in Bremen, Germany, to an immigrant family of Syriac descent. He holds German and Turkish citizenship and played as a defender, standing out for his strength and command in the air. He began in the youth ranks of FC Gütersloh, moved to VfB Fichte Bielefeld and turned professional in 2002.

From 2004 he spent four years at SC Verl, captaining the side in 2007-08. He joined Eintracht Trier in 2008 and SV Wacker Burghausen in 2011. At Chemnitzer FC, where he arrived at the start of 2013-14, he made 16 appearances in half a season before his contract was terminated. In January 2014 he signed an 18-month deal with Kayseri Erciyesspor, debuting on 6 April 2014 against Elazığspor; he played four league games that season as the club stayed in the Süper Lig. He moved to Gaziantep BB for 2014-15 and was among the players who left that club in the summer of 2015. In January 2017 he went back to Eintracht Trier on a deal of two and a half years.

In October 2018 he ended his playing career and took over Eintracht Trier as caretaker manager, and was soon confirmed as permanent head coach. In January 2024 he was appointed head coach of the Luxembourg Division of Honour club Berdenia Berburg.