Nuri Sahin promoted to manager's job with Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund have named Nuri Sahin as their new head coach following the departure of Edin Terzic.

The 35-year-old former Dortmund, Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder has signed a three-year contract to take up the reins a day after Terzic's request to be released from his contract was accepted.

Sahin, who had been Terzic’s assistant, told the club’s official website: "It is a great honour for me to be head coach of Borussia Dortmund.

"I would like to thank everyone in the club’s senior management team for the faith they have shown in me, and I am hugely looking forward to my new role at BVB.

"From day one we will do everything we can and work with energy and passion to make this club as successful as possible."

Sahin made 274 competitive appearances for the club – many of them under Jurgen Klopp – winning the Bundesliga title in 2011 and the DFB Cup in 2017 either side of a three-year stay in Madrid and a loan move to Liverpool. He ended his playing career in Turkey with Antalyaspor, who he went on to manage.

The former Turkey international returned to Dortmund as one of Terzic’s assistants in January and will now take full charge of the Champions League runners-up.

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Sporting director Sebastian Kehl said: "Nuri Sahin helped us reach the final of the UEFA Champions League last season. He has the experience here as a player and assistant coach to know how BVB works – and above all he knows how to be successful.

"With his natural authority and expertise, he has a good relationship