Doğan back as Trabzonspor coach

Ziya Doğan has been reappointed coach of Trabzonspor after Brazilian Sebastião Lazaroni left the Turkish UEFA Cup contenders by mutual consent.

Previous spells
During a previous two-season tenure at Trabzonspor between 2003 and 2005, Doğan enjoyed success by winning the 2004 Turkish Cup and overseeing a second-placed league finish. The 45-year-old has been at Gençlerbirliği SK and Malatyaspor since leaving the Black Sea club. Trabzonspor made a poor start to their Super League campaign under Lazaroni, tallying four points from four games to cause dissent among supporters who have waited 22 years for a seventh Turkish title.

Weak start
Trabzonspor, eleventh in the table ahead of Sunday's trip against Beşiktaş JK, are in UEFA Cup action a week today as they entertain Spanish contenders CA Osasuna in the home leg of their first-round tie. The match will be played behind closed doors as a punishment for crowd trouble against APOEL FC in the previous round.