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Defender Mats Hummels will leave Borussia Dortmund after 13 years and 508 appearances in two spells.
The 35-year-old reached the Champions League final with Dortmund in 2012-13 and again this year, when they lost to Real Madrid.
His departure was confirmed the day Nuri Sahin was named Dortmund’s new coach, replacing Edin Terzic who left on Thursday after requesting the termination of his contract.
Hummels, club stalwart He told the club’s website: “For me it was a great honor and a joy to have played for BVB for so long and to have participated in the journey from 13th place in January 2008 to what Borussia Dortmund represents today.
“This club and its fans are something very special, and for me even more than that.”
Hummels joined Dortmund on loan from Bayern in 2008 before signing permanently the following year.
He won two consecutive Bundesliga titles and the German Cup.
He rejoined Bayern in 2016 and then won the German Cup again after returning to Dortmund in 2019.
Hummels also won the World Cup with Germany in 2014.
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Assistant coach Sahin has stepped up to become Dortmund’s new manager on a three-year contract.
Sahin won the Bundesliga title and the German Cup in 274 games as the club’s midfielder.
The German-born former Turkey international began training with Antalyaspor after retiring as a player, before returning to Dortmund as Terzic’s assistant this year.
Sahin called his appointment “a great honour”, while Dortmund CEO Lars Ricken praised the 35-year-old’s qualities, highlighting that they meant he was prepared for a high-pressure job.
“We are very happy to be able to hand over the responsibility of coaching to Nuri as a representative of the younger generation,” said Ricken, who played for the club alongside Sahin.
“In recent years he has been committed to preparing his career as a coach and will take on his new task with great dedication and develop our team. As former colleagues, we will work together confidently and ambitiously.
“Nuri knows the club, its squad and its DNA, both as a player and as assistant coach. We are convinced that Nuri is the right coach for us.”