Borussia Dortmund have named the former Turkish international Nuri Sahin as the new head coach after Edin Terzic resigned from the managerial post at the club.
Nuri Sahin, who was previously the assistant manager of the club, signed a three-year contract as the new boss of the 2023–24 Champions League finalists.
Terzic, who led the club to the 2023–24 Champions League final, declared it was time for the club to start a new era. The new era is expected to commence with Nuri Sahin, who was formerly a player for the football club.
Upon Nuri Sahin’s appointment, he said, “It is a great honour for me to be head coach of Borussia Dortmund.”
“I would like to thank everyone in the club’s senior management team for the faith they have shown in me, and I am hugely looking forward to my new role at BVB. From day one, we will do everything we can and work with energy and passion to make this club as successful as possible.”
The former Turkish player played 274 matches for the Bundesliga giant. He won the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund under Jurgen Klopp.
Nuri Sahin Family
The name of Nuri Sahin’s wife is Tugba Sahin. Tugba got married to Nuri in 2007 in Germany. Tugba is an entrepreneur who is famously known for being the wife of Nuri.
Tugba is also a social media influencer, with 10,800 followers on Instagram.
The couple has children named Nezaket and Savas Sahin. There is no information about the children date of birth or age.
Nuri Sahin has a brother named Ufuk Sahin. Ufuk was previously the manager of Meinerzhagen from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. He is currently without a job.
Teams Nuri Sahin Had Played For
Nuri Sahin started his career at the age of six for RSV Meinerzhagen. He proceeded to join Borussia Dortmund in 2001. On August 6, 2005, he made his debut for the Borussia Dortmund team.
On July 5, 2007, Sahin was transferred to Feyenoord on a one-year loan agreement. On May 9, 2011, Sahin joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee worth €10 million.
On August 25, 2012, Sahin joined Liverpool on a long-term loan. On September 2, 2012, Sahin made his debut for Liverpool against Arsenal.
On January 14, 2013, Sahin returned to Borussia Dortmund on a long-term loan after Liverpool decided against signing the player on a permanent deal from Real Madrid.
On April 10, 2014, the midfielder returned permanently to Borussia Dortmund. The Turkish midfielder joined Werder Bremen on August 31, 2018, where he signed a two-year contract.
After his tenure in the German Bundesliga, he proceeded to join Antalysapor in August 2020.
Nuri Sahin Stats
The midfielder made 429 appearances, scoring 38 goals and creating 68 assists in all club competitions. He had received 46 yellow cards and three red cards.
Out of the 38 goals scored, 26 were for Borussia Dortmund, one for Werder Bremen, six for Feyenoord, three for Liverpool, one for Real Madrid, and one for Borussia Dortmund III.
He made his international debut for Turkey on October 8, 2005. He proceeded to score two goals in 52 appearances for the country.
