Borussia Dortmund have named Nuri Sahin as the club’s new head coach following the resignation of Edin Terzic from the post on Thursday.
Having led Dortmund to last month’s Champions League final, where they lost 2-0 to Real Madrid, Terzic declared it was time for the club to start a “new era” and that will commence under the guidance of Sahin. The German-born former Turkey midfielder played 274 matches for Dortmund and won the Bundesliga title there under Jürgen Klopp. The 35-year-old also had a brief loan spell at Liverpool a little more than a decade ago, as well as representing Real, Feyenoord, Werder Bremen and Antalyaspor.
“It is a great honour for me to be head coach of Borussia Dortmund,” said Sahin. “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.”
Dortmund’s sporting director, Sebastian Kehl said: “Nuri Sahin helped us reach the final of the Uefa Champions League last season. He has the experience here as a player and assistant coach to know how BVB works - and above all he knows how to be successful.
“With his natural authority and expertise, he has a good relationship with our team and he knows what we need to work on collectively. Nuri has our full confidence and our full support.”
Sahin’s appointment arrived on the same day Dortmund announced that Mats Hummels is to end his 13-year association with the club when his contract expires at the end of the month.
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The German World Cup-winning defender, who first joined Dortmund from Bayern Munich in October 2008 and returned in July 2019 after a three-year spell back at Bayern, made 508 appearances for the club. “Established as a professional, celebrated major titles together and experienced an unforgettable time with BVB. The shared moments will last forever,” wrote Hummels on Instagram.
The 35-year-old has been capped 78 times by Germany but has not been included in Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for Euro 2024.
