Hummels leaves Dortmund as Sahin succeeds Terzic
Mats Hummels played the full 90 minutes of Borussia Dortmund's Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid this month
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Defender Mats Hummels will leave Borussia Dortmund after 13 years and 508 appearances across 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 exit was confirmed on the day Nuri Sahin was appointed Dortmund's new manager, replacing Edin Terzic who departed on Thursday after asking to terminate his contract.
Club stalwart Hummels "It was a huge honour and joy for me to have played for BVB for so long and to have been part of 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 from Bayern on loan in 2008 before signing permanently the following year.
He won two successive Bundesliga titles and the German Cup.
He rejoined Bayern in 2016, then won the German Cup again after returning to Dortmund in 2019.
Hummels also won the World Cup with Germany in 2014.
Sahin promoted to top job
Nuri Sahin progressed through the Borussia Dortmund academy before playing for the senior team over two spells
Assistant coach Sahin has stepped up to become Dortmund's new boss on a three-year deal.
Sahin won the Bundesliga title and the German Cup in 274 appearances as a midfielder for the club.
The Germany-born former Turkey international stepped into coaching with Antalyaspor after retiring as a player, before returning to Dortmund as an assistant to Terzic this year.
Sahin called his appointment a "great honour", while Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken commended the 35-year-old's qualities and stressed they meant he was ready for the high-pressure job.
"We are very pleased to be able to hand over the responsibility of head coach to Nuri as a representative of the younger generation," said Ricken, who played for the club alongside Sahin.
"He has been committed to preparing for a coaching career in recent years and will take on his new task with a lot of dedication and develop our team. As former team-mates, we will work together in a trusting and ambitious manner.
"Nuri knows the club, its staff and its DNA, both as a player and as an assistant coach. We are convinced that Nuri is the right coach for us."