Murat Yakin Age, Dates Joined, Teams Coached, Record, Cups

Football manager for the Swiss national team Murat Yakin is 48 years old. He was born on September 15, 1974.

Murat Yakin Dates Joined

Yakin became coach of FC Thun in 2009. In May 2011, he joined FC Luzern, and in October 2012, Yakin was selected as coach of FC Basel.

In June 2014, Yakin was appointed as manager of Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow.

In June 2019, Yakin returned to FC Schaffhausen as their new coach. In August 2021, Yakin became coach of the Switzerland national team.

Murat Yakin Teams Coached

Yakin has coached Concordia Basel, the Grasshoppers, FC Frauenfeld, Thun, Luzern, Basel, Spartak Moscow, Schaffhausen, Sion, as well as the Switzerland national football team.

Murat Yakin Record

Yakin was capped 49 times for the Switzerland national team, and played for Switzerland at UEFA Euro 2004.

Murat Yakin Cups

Yakin has won the Swiss Cup three times – 1994, 2002 and 2003.

Who Is Murat Yakin?

Murat Yakin is a former football player and the current coach of the Switzerland national football team.

Born on September 15, 1974, in Basel, Switzerland, Yakin played as a centre back during his years as a player with the Grasshoppers, VfB Stuttgart, Fenerbahçe, Basel, FC Kaiserslautern and Switzerland national team.

He had helped his team win the Swiss Cup on the 2001–02, and 2002–03 seasons.

In 1994, Yakin won the Swiss Young Player of the Year and in 2002, he won the Axpo Swiss Super Leaguer Player of the Year.

Upon retirement, he helped manage a number of teams including the Concordia Basel, the Grasshoppers, FC Frauenfeld, Thun, Luzern, Basel, Spartak Moscow, Schaffhausen, Sion, as well as the Switzerland national football team.

Yakin has served as coach to the Switzerland national team since 2021.

In 2022, his country qualified for the FIFA World Cup.