Murat Yakın

Turkish-Swiss association football manager (born 1974)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1974 births, 1. FC Kaiserslautern players and 2022 FIFA World Cup managers.

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Key facts

2000: Basel
2007: Grasshoppers (assistant)
2008: FC Frauenfeld
2021: Switzerland
Full name: Murat Yakin
Date of birth: ( 1974-09-15 ) 15 September 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth: Basel , Switzerland
Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Centre back
Current team: Switzerland (manager)
Years: Team
1992 1997: Grasshoppers
1997 1998: VfB Stuttgart
1998 2000: Fenerbahçe
2000 2001: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2001 2006: Basel
1994 2004: Switzerland
2006 2007: Concordia Basel (assistant)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Murat
Gender: male
Citizenship: Turkey
Place of birth: Basel
Sibling: Hakan Yakın
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Turkish
Native language: Turkish
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2004
Sport: association football
Member of team: FC Basel
Position played: defender
League: Bundesliga
Country for sport: Turkey
Mass: 88
Image: Spartak-Zrvena (3).jpg
Height: 184

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date of birth: 1974-09-15
Commons category: Murat Yakın
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Encyclopedic overview

Murat Yakin (Turkish: Murat Yakın; [mu'ɾat jaˈkɯn]; born 15 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Switzerland national 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, UEFA Euro 2024 and 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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