With a career spanning over a decade, TuGuX has played for respected organizations like MOUZ and Space Soldiers, where he marked the peak of his career with multiple tournament wins.
Following his retirement in 2017 as a player, TuGuX moved into coaching and management roles. In 2020, he became the head coach of BIG Academy, the youth roster for Berlin International Gaming (BIG). After two years, he joined Sangal Esports as a coach, before leaving for BIG Academy. He would once again make this transition and join Sangal Esports for the second time. He’ll be working with the team’s coach Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson.
Sangal Esports has been undergoing massive overhauls in the past few weeks, with the Polish Dawid “SaMey” Stańczak being the first to part ways with the team. His departure was followed by Samet “jottAAA” Köklü’s transfer to Eternal Fire. The rest of the roster, consisting of Yasin “xfl0ud” Koç and the Swedish duo Simon “yxngstxr” Boije and Linus “LNZ” Holtäng, transferred to HEROIC. This currently leaves Sangal Esports without any active players in its CS2 roster.
What did Sangal Esports and TuGuX say?
Sangal Esports wrote on X: “TuGuX coming back home! Our former coach Tugay “TuGuX” Keskin, who has served as Counter-Strike team coach in the past years, will be working as an assistant coach in our team as of today. Let’s make our new journey unforgettable!”
TuGuX expressed his excitement at this news, stating, “Feels great to be back home! I’m ready to support Jumpy and the team in every way I can. Together, we’ll make this journey something truly special. Let’s get to work!”
