Murat Yakin

Murat Yakin (Turkish: Murat Yakın; born 15 September 1974) is a former football player. He has played for Switzerland national team. He is the manager of Switzerland national football team since 2021.

Murat Yakin

Yakin in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Murat Yakin
Date of birth	(1974-09-15) 15 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Team 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)
International career
1994–2004	Switzerland	49	(4)
Managerial career
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

Club career statistics

Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Switzerland			League
1992–93	Grasshopper Zürich	Super League	18	1
1993–94			29	3
1994–95			18	2
1995–96			8	3
1996–97			28	8
Germany			League
1997–98	Stuttgart	Bundesliga	23	2
Turkey			League
1998–99	Fenerbahçe	Süper Lig	23	3
1999–2000			3	0
Switzerland			League
1999–2000	Basel	Super League	12	1
Germany			League
2000–01	Kaiserslautern	Bundesliga	9	0
Switzerland			League
2000–01	Basel	Super League	11	1
2001–02			32	7
2002–03			26	6
2003–04			20	7
2004–05			13	3
2005–06			1	0
Country	Switzerland		216	42
	Germany		32	2
	Turkey		26	3
Total			274	47

International career statistics

Switzerland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
Total	49	4