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FC Stars-Team Evanston Coach | UEFA A License | UEFA Pro License
Duygu Erdoğan brings extensive professional and international coaching experience to FC Stars. A UEFA A licensed coach, Duygu has worked within professional soccer environments in Turkey, Germany, and the United States.
Her coaching career includes experience with some highly respected European clubs, including Beşiktaş Youth, Galatasaray, Elazığspor, SG Wattenscheid 09, and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. During her time at Galatasaray, she worked within coaching staffs that included internationally recognized coaches such as Fatih Terim and Gheorghe Hagi.
After moving to the United States, Duygu continued her coaching career in the Chicago soccer community, including serving as an assistant coach with Chicago House AC. She later joined Edgewater Castle FC, where she coached the Women’s First Team before becoming Head Coach of the Men’s First Team. Currently she serves as the Men’s teams Technical Director who currently compete in USL League 2 and Midwest Premier League Heartland Division 1.
In 2025, Duygu led Edgewater Castle’s Men’s First Team through the most successful season in the club’s history, winning the ISSA Men’s Open Cup and the Midwest Premier League Heartland Division 2 championship, earning promotion.
Duygu also holds a Master of Arts in Sports Education / Physical Education and Sports Education from Marmara University and has a playing background in Turkey.
At FC Stars-Team Evanston, Duygu works with our youth players with an emphasis on technical development, tactical understanding, confidence, and creating an attacking style of play. She currently serves as a head coach within the FC Stars- Team Evanston youth program.