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Official: Nuri Sahin succeeds Edin Terzic as new Borussia Dortmund head coach

Official: Nuri Sahin succeeds Edin Terzic as new Borussia Dortmund head coach

Official: Nuri Sahin succeeds Edin Terzic as new Borussia Dortmund head coach

Borussia Dortmund have officially announced Nuri Sahin as their new head coach, a day after Edin Terzic left the role at the helm of the Champions League runners-up. Sahin, who played for Dortmund in two spells was part of the backroom staff in Terzic’s reign and will take charge of the side in the 2024-25 season. Sahin has penned a three-year deal at Dortmund and will be tasked to help win Dortmund’s first Bundesliga title in more than a decade.

Sahin signs as head coach

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"It is a great honour for me to be the coach of Borussia Dortmund. I would like to thank everyone at the club for the trust they have placed in me. I am very much looking forward to my task at BVB. From day one, we will do everything we can with great energy and passion to be successful," Sahin said.

His signing as the head coachcomes a day after Terzic decided to leave Dortmundafter a spat with club legend Mats Hummels in the build-up to the Champions League final. The Turkey international will take charge of his second managerial job having previously held position at Antalyaspor in the Turkish top flight where he did a decent job by finishing seventh. He then leftAntalyaspor to join Dortmund in December 2023 and was handed a one-year deal before taking the job as a head coach.

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Why did Terzic leave?

It is reported that Terzic had offered his resignation to the Dortmund board after the Champions League final due to a spat with star defender Hummels. The defender called Terzic out for playing'submissive' and 'inferior' brand of football. A Bild report claimed that Terzic was so enraged by Hummels' comments that a violent confrontation ensued between them.

The club interfered in the matter and closed the issue so that they could focus on the Champions League final that took place at Wembley Stadium on June 1.

Like Terzic, Hummels also announced his departure from Dortmund earlier in the day as a free agent with the club enduring a turbulent last 36 hours.

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