Engin Fñrat (11 June 1970 â 9 March 2026) was a Turkish footballer and manager.
After coming to an agreement with Ali Daei and the Iran football federation, Fñrat signed a head coaching job with the previous season's runner up and Asian Champions League finalist Sepahan.
Fñrat was among the candidates to become head coach of Nigeria to lead the team in 2010 FIFA World Cup, a job he rejected.
Fñrat was honoured with an award, as best Turkish coach abroad, by Celik Bilek ÃÂdülleri in Turkey.
In the next years Fñrat was active in the Coaching Education of Iranian Coaches.
After Luka BonaÃÂiàresigned to become the head coach of Sepahan, Fñrat was appointed the club head coach for 2011âÂÂ12 season. Fñrat led the team in the first twelve matches but resigned in October 2011. After he left Iran, he got offers from Galati (Romania), Rizespor and Konyaspor (Turkey), which he refused.
In November 2014, Fñrat was offered the assistant coach position by Galatasaray. He refused to work with head coach Cesare Prandelli. At the time, newspapers in Bosnia and Herzegovina wrote that Fñrat was a top candidate for the new head coach of Bosnian national team.
In 2016 Fñrat was chosen as vice president of the TÃÂFAD Europe (European Turkish Coaches Association).
On 28 October 2019, Fñrat was announced as the new manager of the Moldova national team.
Fñrat took charge of the Kenyan men's national team on 7 October 2021. In March 2024, Kenya won the 4 Nations Cup held in Malawi. Kenya beat hosts Malawi 4âÂÂ0 and Zimbabwe 3âÂÂ1 in the final.
Fñrat died on 9 March 2026, at the age of 55, after suffering a heart attack at Istanbul Airport.