Italian tactician Vincenzo Montella has officially agreed to extend his contract as coach of the Turkish national team to June 2028.
The news was confirmed in a statement by the Turkish Football Federation this afternoon.
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There will be a signing ceremony for the new deal on Monday June 30, at the TFF Hasan Dogan National Team training camp, with Federation President Ibrahim Ethem Haciosmanoglu present.
It is a show of faith in the 51-year-old Italian coach, who first took on the job in September 2023.
His record with the Turkey team is of 12 victories, four draws and seven defeats.
Turkish success story for Montella
Turkey DORTMUND, GERMANY – JUNE 18: Kenan Yildiz of Turkiye celebrates with Vincenzo Montella, Head Coach of Turkiye, after scoring a goal, which is later disallowed following an offside decision via a VAR Review, during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Turkiye and Georgia at Football Stadium Dortmund on June 18, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Turkey
Montella took them to qualification for EURO 2024, where they reached the quarter-finals with defeat to the Netherlands.
They also won the Nations League play-outs with Hungary in March 2025.
Montella got the job after working with Turkish club side Adana Demirspor, while before that his coaching roles were at Fiorentina, Sevilla, Milan, Sampdoria, Fiorentina, Catania and Roma.
There had been reports he could return to Serie A or even to take the Italy job when Luciano Spalletti was fired, but it went to Gennaro Gattuso.
