Article: Football - WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN: GUNES HAS TO BITE BULLET ON YALCIN; ROAD TO JAPAN STARTS HERE DAYS TO GO.(Sport)

Article: Turkey wipe smiles off doubters' faces Colin Malam assesses ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ...For Turkey, anything beyond the quarter-finals of this World Cup was supposed to be a bonus. At least, the last eight was the target set by coach Senol Gunes when he and his squad began what is the Turks' first appearance in the finals for ...

Article: Football: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE; But that's not all Senol ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... used by the Turks' manager Senol Gunes at a bizarre press conference ... reunites two sides whose first World Cup meeting in Group C was marred ... has taken his country to the World Cup finals for the first time ... reach journey's end when the World Cup final is played in ...

Article: Turkey's soccer federation sacks Senol Gunes as ...
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2004 ;     326 words ... ... canceled the contract of national coach Senol Gunes on Monday. The brief announcement was ... since Turkey, a semifinalist at the 2002 World Cup, failed to qualify for this summer ... team ahead of qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup. He refused to name any candidates for ...

Article: Gordon Waddell: Senol Gunes.(Sport)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 28, 2004 ;     230 words ...Byline: Gordon Waddell WHAT about the story early last week about Berti Vogts being wanted to replace the sacked Senol Gunes? Is this the first time on record that a Turkey has actually voted for Christmas?

Article: Turkey will play four more friendlies before World ...
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2002 ;     248 words ... ... four more warm-up matches before heading to South Korea for the World Cup, coach Senol Gunes said Friday. Turkey is in Group C with four-time winner Brazil ... all are important to us, Senol said. We' re preparing for the World Cup.

Article: Turkey to play four more warm-up matches before World ...
AP Worldstream;  March 22, 2002 ;     343 words ... ... up matches before heading to South Korea for the World Cup, coach Senol Gunes said Friday. Turkey is in Group C with four-time ... important to us, Gunes said. We' re preparing for the World Cup. Squad for the SKorea match: Goalkeepers: Rustu ...

Article: France must avoid another false start; Germans, Turks confident ...
AP Worldstream;  September 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... positive reaction (from the World Cup), Trapattoni said. These are ... surprise third place finish at the World Cup and coach Senol Gunes has asked for a similar effort ... walked out on the squad at the World Cup. He faces a suspension for that ...