Athletes · Coaches
Cenk Tönel
VakıfBank academy coach with youth-national-team experience.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Cenk Tönel was born in Istanbul in 1985 and graduated in Sea and Port Management from Kocaeli University and in Business and Sport Management from Anadolu University. He began playing volleyball with Marmara Koleji in 1996 and later represented Altınyurt and Havagücü.
Tönel joined VakıfBank's staff in 2014–15 and has worked as an academy assistant, statistics coach, sports-school coach and lead coach across age groups. He served Türkiye youth national teams in 2016 and 2024, winning two Balkan titles with the U16 team and a Balkan silver with the U18 team; the current club page lists him as youth-team head coach and assistant with the first-league and junior teams.
Achievements and distinctions
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Two U16 Balkan titles and one U18 Balkan silver with Türkiye youth national-team staffs.
Career record
- 01
2014–present — VakıfBank academy coaching roles.
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2016 and 2024 — Türkiye youth national-team staff.
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Earlier — Played for Marmara Koleji, Altınyurt and Havagücü.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
VakıfBank Spor Kulübü
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