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Hakan Yakin

Yakin in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Hakan Yakin
Date of birth	(1977-02-22) 22 February 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m
Playing position	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)
National team
2000–2011	Switzerland	87	(20)
Teams managed
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
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hakan Yakin (born 22 February 1977) is a Swiss football manager and former football player. He played mostly as a forward or attacking midfielder. Yakin spent most of his playing career in Switzerland. He also played for the Switzerland national football team for eleven years. He played in 87 games and scored 20 goals for his country. He last coached İstanbulspor in Turkey.

Early Life and Family

Hakan Yakin was born in Basel, Switzerland, on 22 February 1977. His parents were from Turkey. He grew up in Münchenstein, a town near Basel. This area is close to the borders of France and Germany.

Hakan has two brothers who also played professional football. His older brother, Murat Yakin, also played for the Swiss national team. Murat is now a football manager. Hakan's half-brother, Ertan Irizik, was also a professional player. The name Yakin comes from a Turkish word meaning close or adjacent.

Club Career Highlights

Hakan Yakin started playing football in the youth teams of FC Concordia Basel. In January 1995, he signed his first professional contract with FC Basel, his hometown club. He made his first league appearance for Basel on 12 April 1995. In that game, he scored a goal just 18 seconds after coming onto the field!

Moving Between Clubs

After two and a half years at Basel, Yakin moved to Grasshoppers. He then played on loan for FC St. Gallen before returning to Grasshoppers. In January 2001, he came back to FC Basel.

Success with Basel

With Basel, Yakin won the national Double (both the league and cup) in the 2001–02 season. A year later, they won the Swiss Cup again. He remembers a Champions League match against Liverpool in November 2002 as the "match of his life." Basel drew 3–3 and moved on in the tournament. Yakin provided all three assists in that game.

In April 2003, Yakin scored a "perfect hat-trick" (a goal with his left foot, right foot, and head) against Young Boys. However, in the next game against the same team, he was sent off after getting two yellow cards.

Time Abroad and Return to Switzerland

Yakin's time playing outside Switzerland was not very successful. He played for Paris Saint-Germain, VfB Stuttgart, and Galatasaray. In 2005, he returned to Switzerland and joined BSC Young Boys. In July 2008, he moved to Al-Gharafa in Qatar.

In 2009, Yakin signed with FC Luzern in Switzerland. His brother Murat later became his manager there. In January 2012, Yakin moved to AC Bellinzona in the second Swiss league. He scored his first two goals for Bellinzona in April 2012.

Yakin celebrating a goal for Young Boys in 2008 with Thomas Häberli

International Career

Yakin in Bern, Switzerland, in 2006

Hakan Yakin played 87 times for the Switzerland national football team. His first game was in 2000. He was offered Turkish citizenship but chose to play for Switzerland. He played in major tournaments like UEFA Euro 2004, UEFA Euro 2008, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Euro 2008 Performance

At Euro 2008, Yakin scored the first goal in Switzerland's match against Turkey. He did not celebrate out of respect for his family's home country. Switzerland lost that game and was eliminated early. However, in their final group match against Portugal, Yakin scored two goals, including a penalty kick. Switzerland won 2–0, their first ever win at the UEFA European Football Championship. Yakin finished the tournament as one of the top goalscorers with three goals.

He retired from the Swiss national team on 4 October 2011.

Coaching Career

After his playing career, Hakan Yakin became a coach. In 2019, he started as an assistant coach for his brother Murat at FC Schaffhausen. When Murat became the manager of the Swiss national team in August 2021, Hakan took over as caretaker manager for Schaffhausen for a short time. He then went back to being an assistant coach.

On 4 June 2022, Hakan Yakin became the main coach at Schaffhausen. He left the club on 20 May 2023.

Career Statistics

Club

International Goals

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	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 Record

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Schaffhausen (Caretaker)		12 August 2021	31 August 2021	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00	&&&&&&&&&&&&&066.67000066.67
Schaffhausen		4 September 2022	20 May 2023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&3000031.03
İstanbulspor		16 October 2023	present	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.38000015.38
Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	&&&&&&&&&&&&&028.89000028.89

Honours and Awards

Hakan Yakin won many awards and championships during his career.

Club Trophies

• Grasshoppers
  • Swiss Super League: 2000–01
• Basel
  • Swiss Super League: 2001–02
  • Swiss Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Uhrencup: 2003
• Galatasaray
  • Turkish Cup: 2004–05
• Young Boys
  • Uhrencup: 2007

Individual Awards

• Axpo Swiss Super League Player of the Year: 2003, 2008
• Swiss Super League top scorer: 2007–08 (with 24 goals)

See also

In Spanish: Hakan Yakın para niños