Overview
- Real Sociedad announced Toprak's appointment to the first‑team staff in a post on the club’s Instagram account.
- He will work as an assistant to Pellegrino Matarazzo, who was officially confirmed as head coach on December 20.
- Real Sociedad sits 16th in LaLiga on 17 points, two points above the relegation zone.
- John Maisano has also joined the coaching staff alongside Matarazzo and Toprak.
- Toprak transitions from a playing career with Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen, after concluding his career at SK Weingarten, which publicly praised his departure.