This Sunday, November 20th, Beşiktaş hosts Galatasaray at the Fiyapı İnönü Stadium for the Spor Toto Super League. This derby however holds special significance for Galatasaray’s technical director Fatih Terim.
Headed out to play his first derby in his third spell coaching Galatasaray, up until now the technical director has yet to secure a victory in derby games against Beşiktaş played in the İnönü Stadium.
Fatih Terim has achieved significant success in the past with Galatasaray both domestically and internationally, however out of six games played against Beşiktaş in İnönü Stadium under his lead, Galatasaray has lost twice and drawn in the remaining four matches.
-Terim's Galatasaray-Beşiktaş derbies-
Terim led Galatasaray through the 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 (he left in the 26th week) seasons and coached the team through the following derbies played against Beşiktaş at the İnönü Stadium:
-SMILING THROUGH CUP GAMES- Unable to secure a victory against Beşiktaş at the İnönü Stadium, Fatih Terim made up for it through beating their arch rivals in Turkish Cup games.
Under Fatih Terim's leadership, Galatasaray walked away from Dolmabahçe with a 2-0 win for the 1999 Turkish Cup. In 1997, Galatasaray scored a 6-0 victory for the TSYD Cup.
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