![]() Yakin in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Murat Yakin[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Switzerland (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1997 | Grasshoppers | 101 | (17) |
1997–1998 | VfB Stuttgart | 23 | (2) |
1998–2000 | Fenerbahçe | 26 | (3) |
2000 | Basel | 23 | (2) |
2000–2001 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 9 | (0) |
2001–2006 | Basel | 91 | (24) |
Total | 273 | (48) | |
International career | |||
1994–2004 | Switzerland | 49 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | Concordia Basel (assistant) | ||
2007 | Grasshoppers (assistant) | ||
2008 | FC Frauenfeld | ||
2008–2009 | Grasshoppers (B team) | ||
2009–2011 | Thun | ||
2011–2012 | Luzern | ||
2012–2014 | Basel | ||
2014–2015 | Spartak Moscow | ||
2016–2017 | Schaffhausen | ||
2017–2018 | Grasshoppers | ||
2018–2019 | Sion | ||
2019–2021 | Schaffhausen | ||
2021– | Switzerland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Murat Yakin (Turkish: Murat Yakın [mʊ'ɾɑt jɑˈkɯn]; born 15 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player. He is the manager of the Switzerland national football team.
In 2021, following stints as manager at Swiss clubs including Basel, Grasshoppers and Sion, he was appointed as coach of the Swiss national team, guiding them to qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.