FENERBAHCE SPORTING DIRECTOR DAMIEN COMOLLI

FENERBAHCE SPORTING DIRECTOR DAMIEN COMOLLI

Fenerbahçe has signed a three year contract with Damien Comolli, who has  worked in clubs such as AS St. Etienne, AS Monaco, Arsenal FC, Tottenham  Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC in different roles.

Damien  Comolli will direct Fenerbahçe all football operations in Fenerbahçe football branch  for the next three years. Comolli’s responsibilities will be scouting,  recruitment, youth development and he will also be responsible for  advising our Administrative Council.

Fenerbahçe new Sporting Director Damien Comolli stated his thoughts on Fenerbahçe's website; “I am  delighted to be a part of this great historical and traditional football  club and to become a part of the Fenerbahçe family. I cannot wait to  begin my work here. Everyone in the club is impatient to see our  supporters filling the stadium in this new era. I have watched many  matches in here before and I cannot wait to see the passion of the  supporters and the atmosphere they can create.”

Fenerbahçe President Mr Ali Koç stated his thoughts about Fenerbahçe new Sporting Director  Damien Comolli as: “Damien Comolli was the person that we have been in  touch with for a long time. He is a precious person who worked in some  of Europe’s most important clubs. We aready began our journey to built  the Fenerbahçe Football Team that we dreamed of based on our long term  planning and we started to take our first steps towards that. I wish  Damien Comolli success, happiness and years filled with championships in  Fenerbahçe.” 

WHO IS DAMIEN COMOLLI?  

French football Professional Damien Comolli was born in 24 November 1971  and worked as a coach, scout and football director throughout his  career working in important clubs such as AS Monaco, AS St. Etienne,  Arsenal FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC.

Comolli  began his football career in the youth setup of Monaco, then he became  the technical director of the club’s U16 team and brought state  championship. In 1995 he graduated from the Law Faculty of Nice, and  gained coaching license in the same year.

In 1997, Comolli  joined Arsenal FC and spent seven seasons as a European scout and is  credited with the discovery of several of Arsenal's players such as Kolo  Touré and Gaël Clichy, Thierry Henry, Robert Pires.

Between 2004 and 2005, he was technical director of AS Saint-Étienne.  The club went through a successful period, finishing sixth in the league  and reaching the semi-finals of the French League Cup. During his time  there, he also oversaw a number of important first team signings and  developed partnerships with junior and amateur clubs, locally,  nationally and internationally.

In 2005, Comolli became  sporting director of Tottenham Hotspur FC. During his time at Tottenham  Hotspur FC, players such as Gareth Bale, Alan Hutton, Kevin-Prince  Boateng, and Younès Kaboul joined to the club. Comolli was also  responsible for the signings of former Tottenham Hotspur FC first-team  squad members Luka Modrić, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Heurelho Gomes, Vedran  Ćorluka and Roman Pavlyuchenko, as well as Dimitar Berbatov.

In 2008, it was announced that Comolli would return to AS Saint-Étienne as sporting director

2010, Comolli's appointment as director of football strategy at  Liverpool FC was announced, with part of his remit being to oversee the  recruitment of new players to the club. Comolli signed the two players,  Luis Suárez and Andy Carroll onto the team and continued his career in  Liverpool FC as “Director of Football”. In 2011-12 season names like  Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Doni, Jose Enrique,  Sebastian Coates and Craig Belammy joined in his team.

Damien Comolli will be working as the Fenerbahçe Sports Club Sporting Director through 2018-2019 season and forwards.

Fenerbahçe Sporting Director Damien Comolli’s signing ceremony and press conference will be on 12th June at 14.00 in 1907 Terrace in our stadium.