Nuri Sahin has said an emotional goodbye to Antalyaspor and is looking forward to his new role at Borussia Dortmund.

Nuri Sahin is looking forward to his role as assistant coach for Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Dortmund. “Now is the time to return to where it all began,” Sahin wrote in a statement on X, in which he also said goodbye to the fans of Turkish first division club Antalyaspor: “It’s time for Borussia Dortmund, my home.”

Sahin had been head coach at Antalyaspor since October 2021, and his contract, which ran until 2026, was terminated. “Together with my players, we have achieved successes that will go down in the history of the club. We had difficult times, but we overcame them hand in hand,” the 35-year-old wrote to the Antalyaspor fans: ‘I really felt that this place had become my home.’

Now he will become assistant to coach Edin Terzic at BVB, with whom he won the league and cup as well as reaching the Champions League final. Former professional Sven Bender has also been recruited to the coaching team alongside Sahin. “We have analyzed the season so far intensively. One of our joint findings was that we wanted to set new impulses in the coaching staff,” said sports director Sebastian Kehl, who had played with both of them.