Murat Yakin
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Murat Yakin | |
| Date of birth | September 15, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | |
| Height | 184cm | |
| Nickname | Muri | |
| Position | Defender (Central) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Concordia Basel - Coach | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| -1992 | Concordia Basel | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1992-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 1999-2000 2000-2001 2000-2001 2001-2006 |
Grasshoppers VfB Stuttgart Fenerbahce FC Basel Fenerbahce FC Basel Kaiserslautern FC Basel |
101(17) 23(2) 23(3) 11(1) 3(0) 12(1) 9(0) 91(24) |
| National team | ||
| 1994-2006 | Switzerland | 50 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Murat Yakin (born September 15, 1974 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former international player, who is currently the coach of Concordia Basel.
Murat has been capped over 50 times for Switzerland and played in Euro 2004. His brother Hakan plays in the Swiss Super League with BSC Young Boys. Murat spent the best years of his career playing for his home town club of FC Basel, where he was the defensive lynchpin, captain, and libero, of a team that enjoyed domestic and relative European success. He has won the Swiss league on five occasions (1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005), and the Schweizer Cup three times (1994, 2002, 2003). 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.
The Yakin brothers have come to symbolise the growing multiculturalism within Switzerland, and the gradual amalgamation of different traditions with Swiss culture. This has contributed towards the generation of an iconic status being bestowed upon them, an accolade that has led to constant media scrutiny and an unstinting popularity among the Swiss public. Murat remains an It boy of the football world. He is currently romantically associated with the former Miss Switzerland candidate and model Anja Müller, with whom he has happily spent the past two years, together representing one of the most glamourous couples in the sporting world. Retirement has led to involvement in a flurry of modelling work and celebrity endorsements, as well as some acting.
Away from football, Murat is a keen chef, listing his favourite food as being the Middle-Eastern delicacy soujouk (his 'soujouk döner' and 'ĥĥä' having bizarrely gained cult status among former teammates and associates, as well as elements of the Turkish rap industry). Although of celebrity status, he can often be spotted humbly dining with friends in the kebab houses and greasy spoons of Basel. He also enjoys golf, music, tennis and film, and notes his footballing idols as being Diego Maradona and Pelé.
[edit] External links
- Official site of the Yakin brothers
- Article detailing Murat's connection with two of his passions: kebabs and Turkish rap
Categories: 1974 births | Living people | Turkish Swiss people | Football players of Turkish descent | Fenerbahce footballers | FC Basel players | FC Kaiserslautern players | VfB Stuttgart players | UEFA Euro 2004 players | Turkish football managers | Swiss footballers | Grasshopper-Club Zürich players
