Murat Yakin is the new coach of Switzerland

Murat Yakin is the new coach of Switzerland. 46 years old, he takes the place of Vladimir Petkovic and signs a contract until the end of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, with the option of an extension.

His debut will take place on September 1st in a friendly against Greece, just four days before the delicate match against Italy. For the past two seasons, Yakin had led the Swiss second division Schaffhausen team.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Murat Yakin ist der neue Nati-Trainer. Herzlich Willkommen!<br>Murat Yakin est le nouvel entraîneur de la Nati. Bienvenue!<br>Murat Yakin è il nuovo allenatore della Nati. Benvenuto!<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/AeHvUVv9wn">https://t.co/AeHvUVv9wn</a><br><br>(🇫🇷 )<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/natimiteuch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#natimiteuch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lanatiavecvous?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lanatiavecvous</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lanaticonvoi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lanaticonvoi</a> <a href="https://t.co/AdQqjjraG0">pic.twitter.com/AdQqjjraG0</a></p>&mdash; 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) <a href="https://twitter.com/nati_sfv_asf/status/1424643045182656518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>