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Mesut Mert
Personal information
Full name	Mesut Mert
Date of birth	18 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Saint Mary's men (Head coach)
College career
Years	Team
	Saint Mary's
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004	Calgary Mustangs
2005–2006	Montreal Impact
2007–2010	Scotia SC
2010–2011	Suburban FC
Total
International career
2003	Canada University
Managerial career
2007–2010	Scotia SC (Technical director)
2008–2009	Scotia SC (U12 Girls)
2010	Suburban FC (U16 Girls)
2010	Scotia SC (U8-12 Boys)
2010–2014	Saint Mary's men (Assistant)
2010–2016	Suburban FC
2015–	Saint Mary's men
2017–2019	United DFC
2020–2023	HFX Wanderers (Assistant)
2024–	Inter Halifax (Technical director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mesut Mert (born 18 March 1978) is a football coach and former player who serves as head coach of the Saint Mary's University men's soccer team. Born in Bulgaria, he represented Canada internationally. He was an assistant coach for HFX Wanderers from 2020 until 2023.

Playing career

Mert made his USL debut with the Calgary Mustangs but joined Montreal for the 2005 season after Calgary folded.^[1]

International career

Mert represented Canada at the 2003 Summer Universiade.^[2]

Coaching career

Mert was named Technical Director of Scotia SC on 22 September 2007. He's also a former coach and player of Suburban FC's Senior A Premier Men's Division, in the Nova Scotia Soccer League.^[3]

On 3 March 2020, Mert joined Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers as an assistant coach under Stephen Hart.^[4]

In January 2024, Mert was named Technical Director of Inter Halifax Soccer Club, a high-performance collaboration between Halifax Dunbrack Soccer Club and Halifax City Soccer Club.

Personal life

Mert was born in Bulgaria and is of Turkish ancestry. He was brought up in Halifax.

References

^ "Mesut Mert | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Canadian Team - 2003 Summer Universiade". 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003.
^ 2009-10 Winter Roster
^ Gareth Hampshire (3 March 2020). "Wanderers hire celebrated local soccer figure Mesut Mert to team's coaching staff". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

External links

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[1] "Mesut Mert | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[2] "Canadian Team - 2003 Summer Universiade". 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003.

[3] 2009-10 Winter Roster

[4] Gareth Hampshire (3 March 2020). "Wanderers hire celebrated local soccer figure Mesut Mert to team's coaching staff". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

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