Dortmund Draw a Line: Nuri Sahin’s Fate Sealed in Shocking U-Turn

German club Borussia Dortmund has decided to fire coach Nuri Shaheen (36 years old), after the team’s second straight defeat (third in last 4 matches).

Dortmund suffered a heavy loss (2-5) against the Spanish Real Madrid last Tuesday (22 October) in the third round of the “League Stage” in the Champions League competition, before the “Festival Lions” fell by 1 score. Today Saturday against Augsburg in the eighth round of the German Bundesliga championship.

Dortmund’s recent defeat, against Augsburg, saw the team’s score stand at 13 points with 4 wins, a draw and 3 losses, occupying seventh place, a full 7 points behind Leipzig.

Nuri Sahin is in training at Dortmund

There were reports that Sahin could be sacked from his post “immediately”, but the club’s sporting management duo Sebastian Kehl and Lars Reken have decided to continue to support the Turkish coach, according to reports from the reliable German journalist. Florian Plettenberg.

He confirmed PlettenbergAccording to his official account on the “X” social media platform, Sahin will remain the coach of Dortmund and will not be fired at this time.

It is notable that Shaheen served as an assistant coach on the technical staff of Borussia Dortmund during the last 2023-24 season. Helped the Turkish team qualify for the Champions League final with German coach Edin Terzic.

With Terjic leaving the team at the end of last season, club leaders decided to entrust Sahin, who had previously played 153 matches as a player for Dortmund.

Nuri Shaheen has led Borussia Dortmund in 12 matches so far this season, earning 7 wins, a draw and 4 losses, according to data from the Global Transfer Market website.