| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Kırıkkale, Turkey | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sakaryaspor (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1981 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Kırıkkalespor | ||
| 1983–1993 | Denizlispor | 117 | (6) |
| 1990–1991 | → Afyonspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | İzmirspor | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1985 | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Denizlispor (youth) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Denizlispor (coach) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Ankaragücü (coach) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2008–2009 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2009 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2009–2010 | Manisaspor | ||
| 2010 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2011 | Ankaragücü | ||
| 2012 | Samsunspor | ||
| 2012–2013 | Karabükspor | ||
| 2013–2014 | Konyaspor | ||
| 2015 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2015 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | ||
| 2016 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sivasspor | ||
| 2017 | Kayserispor | ||
| 2017 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| 2018–2019 | Alanyaspor | ||
| 2019 | Bursaspor | ||
| 2020–2021 | Erzurumspor | ||
| 2022 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2022–2023 | Bandırmaspor | ||
| 2023–2024 | Amedspor | ||
| 2024– | Sakaryaspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player, currently coaching Sakaryaspor.
A midfielder, he played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabükspor, Manisaspor, and Samsunspor.[1] He was head coach of BB Erzurumspor until March 2021.