Sinan Kaloğlu

Sinan Kaloğlu — Biography

Sinan Kaloğlu is a Turkish former international footballer and football manager, born on 10 June 1981 in the Ovacık district of Tunceli, who played as a striker. His playing career took him to SBV Vitesse in the Netherlands and VfL Bochum in Germany; while at Bochum he scored a goal and set up two more in a 3-3 draw against Bayern Munich on 4 October 2008, earning him a place in Welt am Sonntag's team of the week.

Back in Turkey he went on to play for Boluspor, Marmaris Belediyespor, Altay, Beşiktaş, Diyarbakırspor, Manisaspor and Bursaspor, drawing attention for his scoring at Bursaspor. He signed for Kardemir Karabükspor in 2011-12 but underperformed there, and once Bülent Korkmaz took over as manager he was left out of the squad along with goalkeeper Orkun Usak, moving to Antalyaspor mid-season, where he again saw limited action. He transferred to Elazığspor in 2012-13 and to Kayseri Erciyesspor in 2013-14, then moved mid-season to Mersin İdman Yurdu, where he spent four seasons from 2014 to 2017 before retiring from playing.

He made his first appearance for the Turkey national team on 12 April 2006 against Azerbaijan in Baku, going on to earn only two caps in total. After retiring as a player he moved into coaching, taking charge of Amedspor in the 2025-26 season before parting ways with the club in February 2026; he then took over at Pendikspor, where he pursued promotion to the Süper Lig via the play-offs, though his spell there also ended, in July 2026.