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Murat Yakin
Personal Data
Name: Murat
Surname: M. Yakin
Known As: Murat Yakin
Date of Birth: 15 Sep 1974
Birth Place: Bâle
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Swiss football player Murat Yakin takes is seen during a training session in Nyon 26 April 2004, ahead of a pre-Euro 2004 friendly against Slovenia. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL
Career
Position: Defender
Clubs: Concordia Basel (1982-92), Grasshopper Zurich (1992-97), Stuttgart (Ger/1997-98), Fenerbahce (Tur/1998-99), Basel (1999-00), Kaiserslautern (Ger/2000-March 2001), Basel (since March 2001)
International appearances: 43
International goals: 4
International debut: 06/09/1994, Switzerland-UAE (1-0)
Last international appearance: 02/06/2004, Switzerland-Germany (0-2)
First international goal: 06/10/1996, Finland-Switzerland (2-3)
Last international goal: 12/10/2002, Albania-Switzerland (1-1)

Swiss Championship

Winner (1995, 1996, 2002)

Swiss Cup

Winner (1994, 2002, 2003)

Biography