Official: Ex-BVB coach Sahin takes on new role in Turkey | OneFootball

After his departure from BVB, Nuri Sahin returns to the Süper Lig. The 37-year-old takes over the coaching position at a club in Istanbul.

Nuri Sahin returns to the Süper Lig nearly eight months after his departure from BVB returns to the Süper Lig. The 37-year-old becomes the new head coach at Istanbul's first division club Basaksehir FK. The club confirmed the basic agreement on Saturday, with the official presentation planned for Monday. The former midfielder succeeds Çağdaş Atan, whose contract was mutually terminated.

For Sahin, this is already his second commitment in the Turkish league. After ending his playing career in 2021, he took over Antalyaspor as coach for two and a half years before moving to BVB as assistant coach in January 2024 and later becoming head coach. However, at Borussia Dortmund, he was only able to complete 27 competitive matches before being dismissed due to lack of success.

Basaksehir, the club with somewhat controversial political connections to the AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has had a mixed start to the season: After two draws against Kayserispor (1:1) and Eyüpspor (0:0), the club also missed the Conference League qualification against CS Universitatea Craiova. Currently, the team is ranked 13th in the league after two matchdays.

Ex-BVB Coach Sahin becomes new coach at Basaksehir FK

The squad of the capital club has been significantly strengthened recently. New additions include Amine Harit (Ex-Schalke), Jakub Kaluzinski (Antalyaspor), Bertug Yildirim and goalkeeper Dogan Alemdar. The former BVB coach may have already been involved in the transfers.

At 37, Nuri Sahin is the youngest coach in the Süper Lig and one of the few with Bundesliga experience, alongside Domenico Tedesco (Fenerbahce), Thomas Reis (Samsunspor) and Markus Gisdol (Kayserispor). For the former national player with 52 international matches, the return to Turkey is a return to his roots - both as a player at Antalyaspor and as a coach. Basaksehir now hopes that the former BVB coach will bring fresh momentum and make the team competitive again.

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