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Nuri Şahin

Nuri Şahin is a football manager and former midfielder who won the Bundesliga and DFB Cup with Borussia Dortmund.

Nuri Şahin at Borussia Dortmund's 2014 season opening.
Nuri Şahin at Borussia Dortmund's 2014 season opening. · Tim.Reckmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · image used unchanged · · License
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Updated November 3, 2026

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Role

Football manager[1]

Listed as head coach by İstanbul Başakşehir.[1]

Investment

Investor in FUT Esports since 2019[3]

FUT has not published the investment amount or governance scope.[3]

Signature achievement

Bundesliga champion with Borussia Dortmund in 2011[2]

He also won the DFB Cup with the club in 2017.[2]

Overview

Şahin’s playing career at Borussia Dortmund included 274 competitive appearances and two major titles: the Bundesliga in 2011 and the DFB Cup in 2017. He later managed Antalyaspor from 2021 to 2023, returned to Dortmund as an assistant coach in January 2024, and is now listed as head coach by İstanbul Başakşehir.[1][2]

His FUT Esports investment is a separate relationship from his football career. FUT says he has been an investor since 2019, but does not disclose the stake, investment amount or governance role; the public record therefore supports the investor connection without implying an operating position.[3]

References4
  1. [1]İstanbul Başakşehir · first-team technical staff
  2. [2]Borussia Dortmund · Nuri Şahin appointed head coach
  3. [3]FUT Esports · About
  4. [4]Wikimedia Commons · Nuri Şahin portrait (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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