US EditionFormer Barcelona Midfielder, Arda Turan, Appointed Shakhtar Head Coach
- On May 28, 2025, Shakhtar Donetsk appointed Arda Turan, who previously played for Turkey, as their new head coach, taking over from Marino Pusic.
- Turan, aged 38, retired in 2022 after playing for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid and led Eyüpspor to an unfancied sixth-place finish in Turkey.
- Shakhtar, a 15-time Ukrainian champion forced to leave its Donbass Arena home since 2014, won the domestic cup recently and plays league games in Lviv.
- In a statement, Turan expressed his honor at becoming part of Shakhtar, a club known for its distinguished history, and conveyed his strong determination to secure trophies both domestically and in European competitions.
- Turan’s contract runs until 2027 as Shakhtar enters next season’s Europa League first qualifying round under his leadership.
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On Tuesday evening, the Ukrainian club of Shakhtar Donetsk formalized Arda Turan's arrival as a coach until 2027.
The Shakhtar Donetsk, classified for the next edition of the League of Europe, announced the recruitment of the former Turkish player Arda Turan as his new trainer. Turan signed for two seasons, reported on the Shakhtar, who completed the Ukrainian Championship in the third position and remained outside the League of Champions. The former player of Barcelona, Atletico of Madrid and Galatasaray, 39 years old, ordered Eyypspor in his first year in…
Jeroen Schepens (32) is back in Cuijk after a year and a half in Ukraine. He worked as an assistant coach at top club Shakhtar Donetsk, with which he won two cups, became champion and played in the Champions League. But the sporting successes were offset by the sadness he saw in the war-torn country. "Football is the only thing that brings a little joy to many people in Ukraine." Jeroen worked as an assistant coach at Fortuna Sittard when he was…
Turcul Arda Turan, fost jucător la Atletico Madrid și FC Barcelona, este noul antrenor al echipei de fotbal Șahtar Donețk
Tehnicianul din Țara semilunei a fost prezentat oficial după ce a semnat un contract valabil până în anul 2027. Arda Turan l-a înlocuit pe croatul Marino PusicI pe banca tehnică a formației Șahtar Donețk, care în sezonul recent încheiat s-a clasat pe locul 3 în campionatul Ucrainei, dar a cucerit și Cupa Ucrainei.
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