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Hakan Yakin

Hakan Yakin(Turkish:Hakan Yakın;born 22 February 1977) is a Swiss professionalfootball managerand formerplayerwho last coachedİstanbulsporin Turkey. He spent the majority of his playing career as aforwardorattacking midfielderin the Swiss top flight with brief forays abroad (in France, Germany, Turkey and Qatar). He representedSwitzerland national teamfor eleven years, garnering 87 caps and scoring 20 goals.

Hakan Yakin
Yakin in 2006
Personal information
Full name Hakan Yakin[1]
Date of birth (1977-02-22)22 February 1977(age 48)
Place of birth Basel,Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1984–1994 Concordia Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Concordia Basel
1995–1997 Basel 67 (14)
1997–1998 Grasshoppers 11 (1)
1998–1999 →St. Gallen(loan) 35 (8)
1999–2001 Grasshoppers 54 (22)
2001–2003 Basel 67 (30)
2003 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2004 Basel 6 (3)
2004–2005 VfB Stuttgart 9 (0)
2004–2005 →Galatasaray(loan) 2 (0)
2005–2008 Young Boys 84 (40)
2008–2009 Al-Gharafa 15 (5)
2009–2011 Luzern 79 (26)
2012–2013 Bellinzona 32 (13)
Total 455 (162)
International career
2000–2011 Switzerland 87 (20)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Zug 94
2016 Gallen(U18)
2016 Gallen(U21)
2017 Schaffhausen(assistant)
2017 Grasshoppers(assistant)
2019–2022 Schaffhausen(assistant)
2021 Schaffhausen(caretaker)
2022–2023 Schaffhausen
2023–2024 İstanbulspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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Hakan Yakin was born on 22 February 1977 inBasel,Switzerland,toTurkishparents. He grew up and went to school in suburbanMünchenstein,Basel-Landschaft,just outside Basel, and close to the borders of France and Germany. He is the younger brother of international football playerMurat Yakin,also a former member of theSwitzerland national team,who currently works as amanager.[2]His elder half-brotherErtan Irizikis also a former football professional. Yakin's surname is based on the Turkish wordYakın[3][4](meaningclose,adjacent[5]), however as he is a Swiss resident and citizen, the name which he uses isYakin.

Club career

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As a child, Yakin played in the youth teams of his local sideConcordia Basel.He signed his first professional contract with hometown clubBaselin January 1995. He played hisLeaguedebut for Basel on 12 April 1995 in the1994–95 seasonin the match againstLausanne.He was brought on in the 60th minute as replacement forAlexandre Reyand with his first touch of the ball, just 18 seconds later, he scored the goal to make it 3–0, a header (final score 5–0).[6]

After two and a half years in Basel, he transferred toGrasshoppers,with managerChristian Gross,but could not establish himself, making most of his appearances as substitute, and he was loaned toSt. Gallenfor the second half of the 1997–98 season. He moved immediately into the starting eleven and so the loan was prolonged, before he returned to the Grasshoppers.[6]

During January 2001, he transferred back to Basel. At the end of the2001–02season Yakin won the nationalDoublewith Basel and a year later won theSwiss Cupagain. He recalls the2002–03 Champions League Group B matchon 12 November 2002 againstLiverpoolinSt. Jakob-Parkas the "match of his life".[7]The game was drawn 3–3 and Yakin gave all three assists as Basel cruised to a 3–0 half-time lead as they qualified, one point above Liverpool, for the2002–03 UEFA Champions Leaguesecond group stage.[8]

Curiosity during the championship play-off round of their2002–03 seasonwas, that in the home match in theSt. Jakob-Parkon 19 April 2003, Yakin had a good game and scored aperfect hat-trickduring the first half of the game as Basel won 3–0 againstYoung Boys.[9]Yakin showed his other side in the return match in theStadion NeufeldinBernone week later. As YB went a goal up he lost his temper and kicked the ball away, thus collecting a yellow card. Just ten minutes later he committed a rough foul and collecting a second yellow, thus yellow/red, to be sent-off.[10]

Yakin celebrating a goal for Young Boys in 2008 withThomas Häberli

His career was then overshadowed by some trouble regarding his club transfers, as his engagements outside Switzerland (Paris Saint-Germain,[11][12]VfB Stuttgart,[13]andGalatasaray[14]) were not accompanied by luck. In 2005–06, Yakin returned toSwitzerland,joiningBSC Young Boys.[15]In July 2008, Yakin signed a contract withQatarchampionsAl-Gharafa,[16]for a salary of around €2.5 million per year.

In March 2009, it was reported that Yakin had been training with theGrasshoppersUnder-21 side, coached by his brotherMurat,in a bid to get fit.[17]Yakin then signed a contract on 25 June 2009 in his homeland Switzerland withFC Luzern,running through to 30 June 2011. In summer 2011 his brother Murat became his manager at FC Luzern.[18]

During the mid-season break in January 2012 Yakin transferred toBellinzonain theChallenge League,the second tier of Swiss football. He played his team debut on 26 February in the 2–0 home win againstStade Nyonnais.He scored his first two goals for the club in the 3–2 away win againstAarauon 9 April 2012.

International career

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Yakin inBern,Switzerland, in 2006

Yakin wascapped87 times forSwitzerland,the first coming in 2000. He was offered Turkish nationality before being called up to theSwiss squad,but turned it down for personal reasons.[citation needed]He has played inUEFA Euro 2004,UEFA Euro 2008and both the2006 FIFA World Cupand the2010 FIFA World Cupwith his country.

On 11 June 2008, he scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute of Switzerland's second Euro 2008Group Amatch againstTurkey,giving them a 1–0 lead and he refused to celebrate after the goal, out of respect for his family's birth country. However, he missed another chance shortly afterward as Turkey scored two second-half goals, resulting in Switzerland's becoming the first team to be mathematically eliminated from their own tournament within five days of its beginning.[19]However, in Switzerland's final group match againstPortugalon 15 June, Yakin added two second-half goals, the second apenalty kick,to secure their first ever win at theUEFA European Championship,2–0.[20]Yakin finished the tournament as joint-second highest goalscorer withLukas Podolski,Roman Pavlyuchenko,andSemih Şentürkwith three goals each, behindDavid Villa's four goals.

Under new national team coach,Ottmar Hitzfeld,Yakin participated in seven of Switzerland's ten qualifying matches for the2010 FIFA World Cup,starting twice and making five substitute appearances, scoring one goal in Switzerland's opening qualifier against Israel. He announced his retirement from theSwitzerland national teamon 4 October 2011.[21][22]

Coaching career

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He was hired as an assistant coach to his brotherMuratatSchaffhausenin 2019.[23]After Murat was hired as the manager of theSwitzerland national football teamin August 2021, Hakan served as a caretaker manager for Schaffhausen for 3 games. He returned to being assistant coach for the remainder of the season underMartin Andermatt.[24]Together, they coached Schaffhausen to a second place finish in the2021–22 Swiss Challenge League,but missed out on promotion in the promotion playoff.

On 4 June 2022, he was confirmed as the new head coach at Schaffhausen, as Andermatt's contract was not renewed.[25]This appointment is contingent on Yakin entering the course to receive hisUEFA Pro Licence.As a result, he was briefly removed from the sidelines, but was later confirmed as head coach on 5 September 2022.[26]On 20 May 2023, he departed Schaffhausen, following a 2–0 loss toAarau.[27]Due to middling results in his first season as head coach, the club had decided not to renew his contract for the coming season. For personal reasons, Yakin stepped down from his post for the last two games of the season.

Career statistics

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Club

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Club performance League Cup Continental[28] Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Continental Total
1994–95 Basel Super League 9 5 - - - - 9 5
1995–96 34 6 - - 4 1 38 7
1996–97 24 3 - - 2 2 26 5
1997–98 Grasshopper Super League 11 1 - - - - 11 1
St. Gallen Super League 14 1 - - - - 14 1
1998–99 21 7 - - 1 0 22 7
Grasshopper Super League 6 2 - - - - 6 2
1999–00 29 10 - - 4 2 33 12
2000–01 19 10 - - - - 19 10
Basel Super League 11 4 - - - - 11 4
2001–02 27 13 - - 7 3 34 16
2002–03 29 13 2 1 16 3 47 17
2003–04 6 3 1 0 4 1 11 4
Germany League DFB-Pokal Continental Total
2003–04 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 8 0 - - - - 8 0
2004–05 1 0 2 0 - - 3 0
Turkey League Turkish Cup Continental Total
2004–05 Galatasaray Super League 2 0 - - - - 2 0
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Continental Total
2005–06 Young Boys Super League 21 6 2 0 2 1 25 7
2006–07 31 10 4 1 2 1 37 12
2007–08 32 24 4 0 3 0 39 24
Qatar League Cup Continental Total
2008–09 Al-Gharafa Sports Club Qatar Stars League 15 5 - - - - 15 5
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Continental Total
2009–10 FC Luzern Super League 29 10 4 2 - - 33 12
2010–11 32 12 3 0 2 0 37 12
2011–12 18 4 2 1 - - 20 5
2011–12 AC Bellinzona Challenge League 14 6 - - - - 14 6
2012–13 18 7 - - - - 18 7
Total Switzerland 429 157 21 5 47 14 497 176
Germany 9 0 2 0 - - 11 0
Turkey 2 0 - - - - 2 0
Qatar 15 5 - - - - 15 5
Career total 455 162 23 5 47 14 525 181

International goals

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Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 February 2000 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex,Muscat Oman 4–1 4–1 Friendly
2. 26 April 2000 Fritz-Walter-Stadion,Kaiserslautern Germany 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3. 16 August 2000 Espenmoos,St. Gallen Greece 2–2 2–2 Friendly
4. 15 August 2001 Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna Austria 2–1 2–1 Friendly
5. 1 September 2001 St. Jakob-Park,Basel FR Yugoslavia 1–0 1–2 2002 World Cup qualifier
6. 12 February 2002 Makario Stadium,Nicosia Cyprus 1–1 1–1 Friendly
7. 13 February 2002 Tsirion Stadium,Limassol Hungary 2–0 2–1 Friendly
8. 21 August 2002 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Austria 1–1 3–2 Friendly
9. 8 September 2002 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Georgia 2–1 4–1 Euro 2004 qualifier
10. 16 October 2002 Lansdowne Road,Dublin Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–1 Euro 2004 qualifier
11. 12 February 2003 Nova Gorica Sports Park,Nova Gorica Slovenia 1–0 5–1 Friendly
12. 11 October 2003 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 Euro 2004 qualifier
13. 28 April 2004 Stade de Genève,Geneva Slovenia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
14. 8 September 2004 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–1 2006 World Cup qualifier
15. 13 October 2007 Letzigrund,Zurich Austria 2–1 3–1 Friendly
16. 11 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Turkey 1–0 1–2 Euro 2008
17. 15 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Portugal 1–0 2–0 Euro 2008
18. 2–0
19. 20 August 2008 Stade de Genève, Geneva Cyprus 2–0 4–1 Friendly
20. 6 September 2008 Ramat Gan Stadium,Ramat Gan Israel 1–0 2–2 2010 World Cup qualifier

Managerial

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As of 14 January 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record
G W D L Win %
Schaffhausen(Caretaker) 12 August 2021 31 August 2021 3 2 1 0 066.67
Schaffhausen 4 September 2022 20 May 2023 29 9 6 14 031.03
İstanbulspor 16 October 2023 present 13 2 2 9 015.38
Total 45 13 9 23 028.89

Honours

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Club

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Grasshoppers

Basel

Galatasaray

Young Boys

Individual

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Notes and references

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References
  1. ^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland"(PDF).FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 27. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^"A family affair in need of high maintenance".The Irish Times.8 October 2003.Retrieved29 July2019.
  3. ^"BIN and Offer".tumgazeteler.Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2012.
  4. ^"Hakan Yakin In Annesi̇ Konuştu: Oğlum Türki̇ye Ye Bi̇r Golden Fazla Atma".Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2011.Retrieved6 April2009.
  5. ^"Electronic Dictionary, Electronic Translator, Software for Translation for 45 languages".ECTACO UK.
  6. ^ab"FCSG Data Hakan Yakin"(in German). fcsg-data.ch. 2011.Retrieved16 November2011.
  7. ^Widmer, Benedikt; Mugglin, David (2011).Das Spiel meines Lebens(in German). rotweiss Verlag GmbH, Basel.ISBN978-3-7245-1785-6.
  8. ^"Match report Basel–Liverpool".uefa. 2002.Retrieved12 November2002.
  9. ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv"."FC Basel – BSC Young Boys 3:0 (3:0)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv".Retrieved16 November2020.
  10. ^"BSC Young Boys – FC Basel 2:0 (0:0)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv".Retrieved16 November2020.
  11. ^"PSG complete Yakin swoop".UEFA. 31 July 2003.Retrieved12 April2008.
  12. ^"Basel boosted by Yakin return".UEFA. 30 August 2003.Retrieved12 April2008.
  13. ^"Yakin follows Streller to Stuttgart".UEFA. 2 February 2004.Retrieved12 April2008.
  14. ^"Galatasaray give Yakin a go".UEFA. 26 January 2005.Retrieved12 April2008.
  15. ^"Young Boys welcome Yakin".UEFA. 10 June 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 14 May 2008.Retrieved12 April2008.
  16. ^"Switzerland striker Hakan Yakin set to sign for Qatar champion".
  17. ^"Klatschheftli.ch".klatschheftli.ch.Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2009.Retrieved29 March2009.
  18. ^"FC Yakin – the club formerly known as FC Luzern".Archived fromthe originalon 27 November 2016.
  19. ^"Switzerland vs Turkey match report".Archived fromthe originalon 11 January 2009.
  20. ^"Switzerland vs Portugal match report".Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2008.
  21. ^"Hakan Yakin beendet Nationalmannschafts-Karriere"(in German). FC Luzern homepage. 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2014.Retrieved4 October2011.
  22. ^"Hakan Yakin calls time on Switzerland".uefa. 2011.Retrieved6 October2011.
  23. ^"NEUER CHEFTRAINER FC SCHAFFHAUSEN MURAT YAKIN ASSISTIERT VON HAKAN YAKIN"(in German).FC Schaffhausen.17 June 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 22 June 2019.Retrieved22 October2021.
  24. ^"MARTIN ANDERMATT NEUER FCS-TRAINER"(in German).Schaffhausen.17 September 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2021.Retrieved22 October2021.
  25. ^"Der FC Schaffhausen geht mit Hakan Yakin als Cheftrainer in die Saison 2022/23".arminia.de(in German). FC Schaffhausen. 4 June 2022.Retrieved4 June2022.
  26. ^"Die Kursbestätigung ist da - Hakan Yakin darf Cheftrainer beim FC Schaffhausen bleiben".sport.ch(in German). 5 September 2022.Retrieved5 September2022.
  27. ^"FC Schaffhausen und Hakan Yakin beenden die Zusammenarbeit".fcschaffhausen.ch(in German). FC Schaffhausen. 20 May 2023.Retrieved20 May2023.
  28. ^IncludesUEFA Cup,UEFA Europa League,UEFA Intertoto CupandUEFA Champions League
  29. ^"World Cup Profile: Hakan Yakin – Switzerland".Goal.Retrieved28 July2019.
  30. ^"Player of the year » Switzerland".World Football.Retrieved28 July2019.
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