Thomas Reis has become the 45th head coach in Trabzonspor's history. Reis has also taken charge as the claret-and-blue club's 13th foreign head coach.
Trabzonspor's fourth German head coach
Following Jürgen Sunderman, Werner Biskup and Hans Peter Briegel, who previously coached Trabzonspor, Reis has become the club's fourth German head coach.
Trabzonspor have had four head coaches from Germany, three from Belgium and two from England. The club has also been coached by one manager each from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Georgia and Croatia.
No league titles under foreign head coaches
Trabzonspor won all seven of their Süper Lig titles with Turkish head coaches.
Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı won titles in the 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80 and 1983-84 seasons, while Özkan Sümer won titles in the 1978-79 and 1980-81 seasons. Abdullah Avcı also led the claret-and-blue side to the league title in the 2021-22 season.
Sixth head coach during Doğan's presidency
During Ertuğrul Doğan's tenure as club president, which began in March 2023, Trabzonspor reached agreements with six head coaches.
Orhan Ak, Nenad Bjelica, Abdullah Avcı, Şenol Güneş and Fatih Tekke served in succession during this period. Reis has become the sixth head coach of this period. İhsan Derelioğlu and Hüseyin Çimşir also led the team on an interim basis.
Foreign head coaches who worked at Trabzonspor
The foreign head coaches who have worked in Trabzonspor's history are Jürgen Sunderman, Werner Biskup, Urbain Braems, Georges Leekens, Gordon Milne, Hans Peter Briegel, Vahid Halilhodzic, Sebastiao Lazaroni, Hugo Broos, Şota Arveladze, Edde Newton, Nenad Bjelica and Thomas Reis.