Nuri Sahin’s journey from player to manager

Nuri Sahin’s playing career, marked by stints at prestigious clubs like Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Borussia Dortmund, set the stage for his current role in football management. After hanging up his boots, Sahin returned to Dortmund, driven by a profound sense of duty to the club that shaped his early football years. “I had the feeling that the club I had supported since my childhood needed me,” said Sahin in an interview with Sky Sports.

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Adjusting to life after football has involved a significant shift in focus for Sahin, who has actively pursued different coaching experiences around Europe to enhance his understanding of the game from different perspectives. It seems he always had clear vision for his post-playing career, stating that “When I was back sitting at home and thinking about what I wanted to do next, it was clearly coaching.”

 

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Sahin’s coaching philosophy has been influenced by his own experiences with managerial icons like Jürgen Klopp and José Mourinho. “The mix was unbelievable from these two coaches, the two most influential ones in my career.” These relationships and personal experiences have helped him develop a unique brand of football that is both entertaining and effective on the European stage.

 

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The commitment to coaching at Dortmund is just the beginning for Sahin, who sees this role as a stepping stone to larger aspirations. He has expressed a keen interest in eventually taking on a head manager position at a top European club. “One day I will be back and it will not be in four or five years. I am very ambitious. I want to lead a team.” Sahin hopes to use his managerial career to make as significant an impact on the game off the pitch as he did on it.