Oktay Mahmuti

Oktay Mahmuti
	Mahmuti, in 2018.
Free Agent
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	6 March 1968 (age 56); Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Turkish / North Macedonia
Coaching career	1992–present
Career history
?–1992	Eczacıbaşı (youth)
1992–2001	Efes Pilsen (assistant)
2001–2007	Efes Pilsen
2007–2009	Benetton Treviso
2010–2012	Galatasaray
2012–2013	Anadolu Efes
2014–2016	Darüşşafaka
2018	Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards
	EuroCup Coach of the Year (2009); 4× TBSL champion (2002–2005); 4× Turkish Cup winner (2001, 2002, 2006, 2007); 2× Turkish President's Cup winner (2006, 2011);

Oktay Mahmuti (Macedonian: Октај Махмути; Albanian: Oktaj Mahmuti; born 6 March 1968) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball coach of Albanian origin.^[1] Mahmuti is well-known for coaching defense, particularly during his time with Efes and Benetton Treviso. He is currently unemployed.

Coaching career[edit]

In 1992, Mahmuti began his professional level coaching career with Efes Pilsen. On 12 January 2018, Mahmuti was named the head coach of Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).^[2]

Personal life[edit]

Mahmuti was born to Albanian parents living in Skopje.^[3]^[1]^[4] Mahmuti graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy.^[5]

Honors[edit]

Club[edit]

Efes Pilsen

Turkish Super League Champion (4): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
Turkish Cup Winner (4): 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007
Turkish Cup Runner-Up (1): 2004
Turkish President's Cup Winner (1): 2006
EuroLeague Quarter-finalist (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2012–13
SuproLeague: Final Four (1): 2001

Benetton Treviso

EuroCup Final eight (1): 2008–09

Galatasaray Medical Park

Turkish President's Cup Winner (1): 2011

Personal[edit]

Benetton Treviso

EuroCup Coach of the Year: 2008–09

Anadolu Efes

100th win in European competitions with Anadolu Efes^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Nol Elshani (18 January 2024). "Trajneri shqiptar, Oktay Mahmuti merr drejtimin e Galatasarayt". Telegrafi (in Albanian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "Oktay Mahmuti Galatasaray Odeabank'ta". www.galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Albanian coach Oktay Mahmuti to lead Galatasaray Odeabank basketball team". ocnal.com. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "SHTBK-ja organizon klinikë për trajnerë me dy emra të mëdhenjë të basketbollit evropian". asistionline.com (in Albanian). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024. OKTAY MAHMUTI me prejardhje shqiptare nga Maqedonia e Veriut
^ "Oktay Mahmuti To Manage Basketball Team". Galatasaray Supporters Association (UK). Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
^ "Anadolu Efes Brose Baskets'i uzatmada devirdi: 89-86". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

External links[edit]

EuroLeague Coaching Profile

[Telegrafi-1] Nol Elshani (18 January 2024). "Trajneri shqiptar, Oktay Mahmuti merr drejtimin e Galatasarayt". Telegrafi (in Albanian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[2] "Oktay Mahmuti Galatasaray Odeabank'ta". www.galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[3] "Albanian coach Oktay Mahmuti to lead Galatasaray Odeabank basketball team". ocnal.com. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[4] "SHTBK-ja organizon klinikë për trajnerë me dy emra të mëdhenjë të basketbollit evropian". asistionline.com (in Albanian). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024. OKTAY MAHMUTI me prejardhje shqiptare nga Maqedonia e Veriut

[5] "Oktay Mahmuti To Manage Basketball Team". Galatasaray Supporters Association (UK). Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-06-08.

[6] "Anadolu Efes Brose Baskets'i uzatmada devirdi: 89-86". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

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