Nuri Şahin appointed head coach of Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund have appointed Nuri Şahin as their new head coach after Edin Terzic requested to be released from his contract at BVB. 

                                                              Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images

Şahin played 274 games for Dortmund scoring 26 goals and won the Bundesliga in 2011 and the DFB Cup in 2017. In January 2024 he left Turkish Süper Lig side Antalyaspor who he managed between 2021 and 2023 to become assistant coach at BVB.

Speaking about his appointment, Şahin said: "It is a great honour for me to be head coach of Borussia Dortmund. I would like to thank everyone in the club's senior management team for the faith they have shown in me, and I am hugely looking forward to my new role at BVB.

"From day one we will do everything we can and work with energy and passion to make this club as successful as possible."

The 35 year olds playing career also included spells at Feyenoord, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Werder Bremen and Antalyaspor.