Erol Ates

Finnish-Turkish football manager (born 1993)

Erol Ates
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Konya, Turkey
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	GIF Sundsvall (manager)
Youth career
0000–2011	Inter Turku
2011–2012	TuTo
2012–2013	TPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	VG-62
	PIF
	ÅIFK
	Raisio Futis
Managerial career
2019–2020	Inter Turku II
2021–2022	Inter Turku (assistant)
2024	JäPS
2024–	GIF Sundsvall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024

Erol Ates (born 19 June 1993) is a Finnish-Turkish football manager and a former player, currently working as a manager of Superettan club GIF Sundsvall. Ates has completed the UEFA Pro coaching license in 2022.^[1]

Early life

Ates was born in Konya, Turkey. He was raised in Turkey until 2007, when his family relocated to Finland when he was 13 years old. They settled in Turku, where Ates started playing football in the youth sector of FC Inter Turku.^[2]

Playing career

Ates played in youth teams of Inter Turku, Turun Toverit (TuTo) and Turun Palloseura (TPS).^[3] He played also for VG-62, Pargas IF, PiPS and Åbo IFK before switching to coaching.^[2]

Coaching career

Ates has worked as a youth coach for TPS, Vaasan Palloseura (VPS)^[4] and ÅIFK.^[5]

Inter Turku

He returned to his former club Inter Turku as a youth coach in 2018. Since the beginning of 2019, he worked as a head coach of Inter Turku II academy team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.^[6]^[7] During 2021–2022, Ates was an assistant coach of Inter Turku first team in Veikkausliiga. He left the club after the 2022 season.^[8]

JäPS

On 13 June 2023, it was announced that Ates was named the head coach of Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) on a two-year deal, starting in the 2024 season in new second-tier Ykkösliiga. It was also announced that first Ates will work for JäPS as a technical advisor for the remainder of the 2023 season.^[1]^[9]^[10]

Since 2023, Ates has also worked for Naantali-based VG-62 for the coaching development in the club.^[11]

GIF Sundsvall

On 12 July 2024, Ates was named the head coach of GIF Sundsvall in Swedish Superettan.^[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 31 August 2024

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
Inter Turku II		1 January 2019	31 December 2020	38	25	6	7	98	39	+59	065.79
JäPS		1 January 2024	11 July 2024	22	6	7	9	36	43	−7	027.27
GIF Sundsvall		12 July 2024	present	8	3	2	3	6	7	−1	037.50
Total				68	34	15	19	140	88	+52	050.00

References

^ ^a ^b JäPSin valmennustiimiin uusi vahvistus, Keski-Uusimaa, 13 June 2023
^ ^a ^b Jälkipeli: FC Interin Erol Ates on paljon vartijana, Aamuset, aamuset.fi, 31 January 2020
^ TPS:N A- JA B-JUNIORIT EDELLEEN TAPPIOITTA, fc.tps.fi, 22 May 2012
^ Kolme uutta päätoimista valmentajaa VPS Junioreihin, vpsjuniorit.fi, 4 November 2016
^ Erol återvänder hem - Erol palaa kotiin!, aifk.fi, 5 July 2017
^ FC Inter teki elintärkeän jatkosopimuksen – päävalmentaja José Riveiro jatkaa myös ensi kaudella, suomifutis.com, 25 September 2020
^ FC Inter vill att barnen får lysa, abounderrattelser.fi, 15 November 2019
^ VALMENTAJATIIMIIN MUUTOKSIA KAUDELLE 2023, fcinter.fi, 25 October 2022
^ Timo Kettunen vetää JäPS:n kauden loppuun – Erol Ates ottaa ohjat vuonna 2024˝, pallotv.fi, 16 June 2023
^ Erol Ates odottaa kovia otteluja jo Ykkösliigacupista – JäPS aloittaa Ykkösliigan 13. huhtikuuta Seinäjoella, Keski-Uusimaa, 25 January 2024
^ Esittelyssä valmentajien koulutusvastaava Erol Ates˝, vg-62, 12 February 2024
^ Erol Ates ny huvudtränare i GIF Sundsvall, gifsundsvall.se