Tayfun Korkut (born 2 April 1974 in Stuttgart) is a former Turkish footballer. He played for Stuttgarter Kickers, 5 years with Fenerbahçe, 3 years with Real Sociedad, 1 year with RCD Espanyol, 1 year with Beşiktaş and 1 year with Gençlerbirliği. He has 42 caps and 1 goal for the Turkish national team. Tayfun Korkut also has German citizenship. He also worked as a coach for Real Sociedad Youth Team.

After retiring from professional football, he played futsal and became a member of the Turkey national futsal team in the UEFA Futsal Championship. [1]

Mirko Slomka (born 12 September 1967 in Hildesheim) is the current head coach of Hannover 96.

He was the head coach of FC Schalke 04 from 2006 to 2008. He was in charge of Schalke in the year Schalke 04 finished second in the German premier league after VfB Stuttgart. He also led Schalke to semi finals of UEFA cup in year 2005–06.

On 13 April 2008 the club management of FC Schalke 04 released him from his obligations after several weak performances of the team. He was given a lifeline when his side knocked out Portuguese Champions FC Porto 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League, but Schalke were knocked out in the next round by Barcelona FC 2–0 on aggregate, and the final spell for him was a humiliating 5–1 defeat at the hands of title rival Werder Bremen.

On 19 January 2010, Slomka became new head coach of Hannover 96. In the 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga, Slomka led Hannover to a record 4th place finish, thus qualifying for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. In the play-off round, Hannover clinched a victory over Sevilla FC with a 2–1 win at home, followed by a 1–1 draw away (3–2) and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.