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Murat Yakin (Turkish: Yakın; born 15 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player. He is the manager of the Switzerland national football team.

Murat Yakin

Yakin in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-09-15) 15 September 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Switzerland (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1997	Grasshoppers	101	(17)
1997–1999	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)
National team
1994–2004	Switzerland	49	(4)
Teams managed
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

Playing career

Yakin spent the longest spell of his career playing for his hometown club FC Basel, where he was the defensive linchpin, captain and libero of a team which enjoyed domestic and relative European success. He won the Swiss Super League on five occasions (1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005), and the Swiss Cup three times (1994, 2002, 2003). He recalls the 2002–03 Champions League second leg qualifying match on 28 August 2002 against Celtic in St. Jakob-Park as the "match of his life". Basel won the game 2–0, with Yakin scoring the second goal in the 22-minute as Basel qualified 3–3 on the away goals rule for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage.[1]

In 2003, he played in the FIFA "Match against Poverty" in Basel, on Ronaldo's team which won 4–3 against Zinedine Zidane's.[2]

Yakin was capped 49 times for the Switzerland national team, representing his country at UEFA Euro 2004.[3]

Coaching career

Early career

Yakin was appointed coach of FC Thun in 2009 after a time as a youth coach at Grasshoppers and head coach of FC Frauenfeld.[4] Yakin led Thun to promotion in his first year as manager there, winning the Swiss Challenge League in 2010.[5] In his second season with the club, Thun managed to finish 5th in the Swiss Super League and earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the following season's UEFA Europa League.[5]

In May 2011, he joined FC Luzern for a reported 200,000 Swiss francs.^{[citation needed]} He took over from Christian Brand, who was made caretaker after the sacking of Rolf Fringer.[6]

Basel

On 15 October 2012, Yakin was appointed as the new manager of FC Basel.[7] Under his management, Basel won twice, home and away, against Chelsea in the 2013–14 Champions League group stage. He praised the supporters in the stadium, saying that they pushed the team to win through the 90 minutes. He was also delighted to have received praise from then Chelsea manager José Mourinho.[8][9] On 17 May 2014, FC Basel announced Yakin was no longer with the club after he guided them to two domestic titles in as many years.[10][11]

Spartak Moscow

On 16 June 2014, Yakin was appointed as manager of Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow.[12] According to Russian media, the deal was a long-term contract with Yakin earning an annual salary of 1.6 million euros ($2.18 million).[11]

On 30 May 2015, after only one season with the club, his contract with the club was terminated after a mutual agreement.[13]

Return to FC Schaffhausen

On 17 June 2019, it was confirmed, that Yakin had returned to FC Schaffhausen as their new manager having left FC Sion previously that year.[14]

Switzerland national team

On 9 August 2021, Yakin was appointed as the manager of the Switzerland national team.[15] In 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Northern Ireland held reigning European champions Italy to a goalless draw, thereby ensuring that Switzerland qualified for the tournament and Italy had to play in the playoffs. In gratitude, he sent 9.3 kg of Swiss chocolate to the Irish Football Association.[16][17]

Personal life

Yakin is the elder brother of Hakan Yakin, who was also a professional footballer with successful stints at Grasshoppers, Basel, and BSC Young Boys and represented Switzerland at international level also.[18] Yakin is of Turkish descent.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 September 2022[19]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Thun	1 July 2009	1 July 2011	74	35	23	16	138	85	+53	047.30
Luzern	1 July 2011	19 August 2012	46	19	16	11	64	46	+18	041.30
Basel	15 October 2012	19 May 2014	99	56	28	15	172	91	+81	056.57
Spartak Moscow	16 June 2014	30 May 2015	32	13	8	11	43	44	−1	040.63
Schaffhausen	21 December 2016	28 August 2017	25	19	2	4	66	24	+42	076.00
Grasshoppers	28 August 2017	10 April 2018	26	9	7	10	34	29	+5	034.62
Sion	17 September 2018	7 May 2019	28	9	7	12	38	45	−7	032.14
Schaffhausen	17 June 2019	9 August 2021	77	22	26	29	97	117	−20	028.57
Switzerland	9 August 2021	Present	15	7	4	4	21	14	+7	046.67
Total			422	189	121	112	673	495	+178	044.79

Honours

As a player

Basel[20]

• Swiss Super League: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
• Swiss Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03

Individual[20]

• Swiss Young Player of the Year: 1994
• Axpo Swiss Super Leaguer Player of the Year: 2002

As a manager

Thun[20]

• Swiss Challenge League: 2009–10

Basel[11][20]

• Swiss Super League: 2012–13, 2013–14

References

External links

• Murat Yakın at the Turkish Football Federation
• Murat Yakin at Swiss Football League ^{[dead link]}
• Murat Yakin on the website of FC Basel
• Article detailing Murat's connection with two of his passions: kebabs and Turkish rap (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Murat Yakin

Murat Yakin (* 15. September 1974 in Basel, türkisch Murat Yakın) ist ein ehemaliger Schweizer Fussballspieler und heutiger Fussballtrainer. Seit 2021 ist er Trainer der Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft der Herren.

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- [en] Murat Yakin

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[es] Murat Yakin

Murat Yakin (nacido el 15 de septiembre de 1974 en Basilea, Suiza) es un exfutbolista y entrenador de fútbol suizo. Actualmente es el seleccionador de Suiza.

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[fr] Murat Yakın

Murat Yakın est un ancien footballeur helvético-turc, né le 15 septembre 1974 à Bâle (Suisse). Tout comme son frère Hakan Yakın, il a été international suisse (à 49 reprises, marquant quatre buts). Devenu par la suite entraîneur, il est le sélectionneur de l'équipe de Suisse de football depuis le 9 août 2021.

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[it] Murat Yakın

Murat Yakın (Basilea, 15 settembre 1974) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore svizzero di origine turca, di ruolo difensore, commissario tecnico della nazionale svizzera.

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[ru] Якин, Мурат

Мура́т Яки́н (тур. Murat Yakın, произносится Якы́н; 15 сентября 1974, Базель, Швейцария) — швейцарский футболист (защитник) и тренер. Тренировал ряд швейцарских клубов, а в сезоне 2014/15 возглавлял московский «Спартак». Главный тренер сборной Швейцарии.

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