Murat Yakin

Murat Yakin
Personal information
Full nameMurat Yakin
Date of birth15 September 1974
Place of birthBasel, Switzerland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
FC Spartak Moscow (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992–1997Grasshoppers101(17)
1997–1999VfB Stuttgart23(2)
1998–2000Fenerbahçe26(3)
2000Basel23(2)
2000–20011. FC Kaiserslautern9(0)
2001–2006Basel91(24)
Total273(48)
National team
1994–2004Switzerland49(4)
Teams managed
2006–2007Concordia Basel
2009–2011Thun
2011–2012Luzern
2012–2014Basel
2014–Spartak Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Murat Yakin (Turkish: Murat Yakın; born 15 September 1974 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former Swiss national player. He currently manages FC Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Playing career

During his playing career he was capped 49 times for Switzerland, and played in Euro 2004. Murat spent the best years of his career playing for his home town club of FC Basel, where he was the defensive linchpin, captain, and libero, of a team that enjoyed domestic and relative European success. He won the Swiss Super League on five occasions (1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005), and the Schweizer 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, Yakin scored the second goal in the 22 Minute, as they qualified (3:3 on away goals) for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage.[1]

Although his spells abroad were not wholly successful, he was widely regarded as one of Swiss football's finest products, frequently being linked with some of the biggest clubs in Europe. In 2003, he played in the FIFA 'Match against Poverty' as part of a star-studded ensemble showcasing the world's best players.[2]

Coaching career

Early career

Murat was appointed coach of FC Thun in 2009 after a time as a youth coach at Grasshopper Club Zürich. In May 2011 he joined FC Luzern for a reported 200,000 Swiss francs. He took over from Christian Brand who was made caretaker after the sacking of Rolf Fringer.[3]

FC Basel

On 15 October 2012 he was appointed as the new manager of FC Basel.[4]

Under his management, Basel won twice, home and away, against Chelsea in the Champions league 2013 group stages. Murat praised the supporters in the stadium, saying that they pushed the team to win through the ninety minutes. He was also delighted to have received praise from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.[5][6] On 17 May 2014, FC Basel announced Yakin was no longer with the club.[7]

FC Spartak Moscow

On 16 June 2014 he was appointed as the new manager of FC Spartak Moscow.[8]

Coaching record

As of 8 December 2014
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
FC Frauenfeld 24 February 2008[9] 30 June 2008[9] —
Grasshopper Club Zürich II 1 July 2008[10] 30 June 2009[10] —
FC Thun 1 July 2009[11] 30 June 2011[11] 74 35 23 16 138 85 +53 47.30
FC Luzern 1 July 2011[12] 20 August 2012[12] 46 19 16 11 96 47 +49 41.30
FC Basel 15 October 2012[4] 17 May 2014 71 40 20 11 136 71 +65 56.34
FC Spartak Moskva 16 June 2014[13] 19 9 5 5 27 22 +5 47.37
Total 210 103 64 43 397 225 +172 49.05 —

Personal life

Murat was born in Basel, Switzerland to Turkish parents. He grew up and went to school in suburban Münchenstein, Basel-Landschaft, just a few minutes from Basel and close to the borders of France and Germany. He is the elder brother of international football player Hakan Yakin (former member of the Swiss national football team), who is currently playing for AC Bellinzona. His elder half-brother Ertan Irizik is also a former football professional.

Honours

Player

Manager
Basel

Luzern

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Total
1992-93Grasshopper ZürichSuper League181
1993-94293
1994-95182
1995-9683
1996-97288
Germany League DFB-Pokal Total
1997-98StuttgartBundesliga232
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Total
1998-99FenerbahçeSuper League233
1999-0030
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Total
1999-00BaselSuper League121
Germany League DFB-Pokal Total
2000-01KaiserslauternBundesliga90
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Total
2000-01BaselSuper League111
2001-02327
2002-03266
2003-04207
2004-05133
2005-0610
Total Switzerland 21642
Germany 322
Turkey 263
Career total 27447

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 1996 Olympiastadion, Helsinki  Finland 3–1 3–2 1998 World Cup qualifier
2. 11 October 1997 Hardturm, Zurich  Azerbaijan 3–0 5–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
3. 21 August 2002 St. Jakob-Park, Basel  Austria 3–1 3–2 Friendly
4. 12 October 2002 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Albania 1–0 1–1 Euro 2004 qualifier

References

  1. ↑ Widmer, Benedikt; Mugglin, David (2011). Das Spiel meines Lebens (in German). rotweiss Verlag GmbH, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-1785-6.
  2. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=90283.html
  3. ↑ FC Yakin – the club formerly known as FC Luzern
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Vogel fliegt - Yakin übernimmt" (in German). Kicker. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  5. ↑ sportsmole.co.uk
  6. ↑ theguardian.com
  7. ↑ fcb.ch
  8. ↑ МУРАТ ЯКИН — НОВЫЙ ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 16 June 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "FC Frauenfeld » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Grasshoppers Zürich II » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "FC Thun » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "FC Luzern » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "МУРАТ ЯКИН — НОВЫЙ ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «СПАРТАКА»". (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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