Selcuk Sasivari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dietikon, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC Dietikon | |||
| Blue Stars Zürich | |||
| FC Schlieren | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2023 | Schaffhausen (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Schaffhausen (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Schaffhausen (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Lugano (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Selcuk Sasivari (born 29 August 1989) is a Swiss-Turkish football manager who is the current head coach of FC Rapperswil-Jona in the Swiss Challenge League.
Early life
Sasivari is a native of Dietikon, Switzerland.[1]
Playing career
While working as a manager, Sasivari played as a full-back for FC Schlieren.[2]
Managerial career
In 2017, Sasivari obtained the UEFA A License.[3]
Since 2020, he's been assistant coach for Swiss Challenge League side FC Schaffhausen, where he's worked with both Martin Andermatt, Murat Yakin, and Hakan Yakin. Following Hakan Yakin's departure in May 2023, he took over as caretaker for the final two games of the season.[4][5][6] He returned to being assistant coach under Bigi Meier afterwards.[7]
On 3 November 2025, he was appointed as the head coach of FC Rapperswil-Jona in the Swiss Challenge League.[8]
Personal life
Sasivari has worked as a computer scientist.[9]
References
- ^ "Selcuk Sasivari". Luzerner Zeitung.
- ^ ""Man ist als Trainer auch Psychologe"". Aargauer Zeitung.
- ^ "Selcuk Sasivari sagte dem FC Dietikon ab und bleibt wohl bei Schaffhausen". Limmattaler Zeitung.
- ^ "FC Schaffhausen und Hakan Yakin beenden die Zusammenarbeit". fcschaffhausen.ch (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Nach dem Spiel ist vor der Analyse". shn.ch.
- ^ "Der Pendler zwischen den (Fussball)-Welten". shn.ch.
- ^ "André 'Bigi' Meier wird Cheftrainer beim FC Schaffhausen". fcschaffhausen.ch (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Selcuk Sasivari wird neuer Cheftrainer des FC Rapperswil-Jona" (in Swiss High German). FC Rapperswil-Jona. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Selcuk Sasivari - Basler Zeitung article".