Vincenzo Montella, who left his post by the decision of the Turkish Football Federation Board of Directors, had 21 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses in 40 matches he played as the head of the National Football Team. During the Montella period, Türkiye reached the quarter-finals of EURO 2024 and managed to move from League B to League A in the UEFA Nations League. The Crescent and Stars team passed the play-off stage in the World Cup Qualifiers and earned the right to participate in the World Cup after 24 years. However, the national team lost their first two matches in the World Cup and said goodbye to the tournament. Montella's last test was the 3-1 defeat against Italy in the UEFA Nations A League. Türkiye finished all four matches in this group without points.
Vincenzo Montella, Coach of the National Football Team, with whom they parted ways with the decision of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Board of Directors, appeared in 40 matches at the helm of the Crescent and Stars.
While the reign of Vincenzo Montella, who took over the head of the National Football Team on September 21, 2023, lasted 3 years, the national team played 40 matches with the Italian coach.
Vincenzo Montella, who played 40 matches, 31 of which were official and 9 private, as the head of the star-crescent team, attracted attention with the number of victories.
The number of victories of the national team, which achieved 21 victories under Montella's management, exceeded the total number of draws and defeats.
With the Italian coach, the national team lost 14 times to its rivals and drew 5 matches.
While the National Football Team enjoyed scoring goals 66 times in these matches, it conceded 57 goals.
PLAYED IN THE QUARTER FINALS IN 2024
Vincenzo Montella, who took office after parting ways with Stefan Kuntz during the 2024 European Football Championship Qualification period, succeeded in participating in the tournament with the national team.
The national team, who came out of the group including Portugal, Georgia and Czech Republic, defeated Austria in the last 16 rounds and reached the quarter-finals.
The Stars and Crescents, who were paired with the Netherlands in this round, said goodbye to the tournament after losing 2-1 in the match in which they took the lead.
PROMOTED TO UEFA INTERNATIONALS A LEAGUE
Competing in the UEFA Nations B League after the 2024 European Championship, the National Football Team finished the group in 2nd place and played in the play-offs to be promoted to the A League.
The national team, which beat Hungary in the play-off match, managed to advance to the UEFA A League.
HE PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD CUP AFTER 24 YEARS
National Football Team promoted to UEFA Nations A League; He appeared in the World Cup Qualifiers with Spain, Georgia and Bulgaria. The national team qualified for the play-offs by finishing the group in 2nd place after Spain, and participated in the World Cup after 24 years, leaving behind first Romania and then Kosovo.
The national team, which was in the same group with Australia, Paraguay and the USA in the World Cup, lost the first 2 matches and was eliminated from the organization.
HE COULD NOT GET POINTS IN UEFA INTERNATIONAL A LEAGUE
After the World Cup, the National Football Team played in the UEFA Nations A League under the management of Vincenzo Montella; He played 4 matches in the group including France, Italy and Belgium.
The national team lost 1-0 to France in Kocaeli, 4-1 to Italy in Bursa, and lost the away game against Belgium 3-0.
The crescent-star team, which played away against Italy in its 4th match in the group, lost 3-1 to its opponent and could not get any points after 4 matches.
This match against Italy was the last match of Italian coach Vincenzo Montella in charge of the National Football Team.
