How tall is Hakan Yakın?

Hakan Yakın's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 64% of men in Switzerland.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Switzerland

Taller than about 64% of men in Switzerland born in 1977 (average 177.4 cm).

Yakın next to his teammates

Diego Benaglio is 14 cm taller than Hakan Yakın (194 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team from 2006 to 2011.

About Hakan Yakın

Hakan Yakın is a Swiss professional football manager and former player, born on 22 February 1977 in Basel to Turkish parents. He grew up in Münchenstein and is the younger brother of Murat Yakın. He began in the youth teams of Concordia Basel before signing his first professional contract with Basel.

Yakın spent most of his playing career as a forward or attacking midfielder in the Swiss top flight, with brief spells abroad in France, Germany, Turkey and Qatar. He represented the Switzerland national team for eleven years, earning 87 caps and scoring 20 goals. He later moved into management and became head coach of Swiss Challenge League side FC Schaffhausen.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Yakın is 14 cm shorter than Diego Benaglio, who is listed at 194 cm (6'4") and was his teammate in the Switzerland men's national football team from 2006 to 2011.

Frequently asked

How tall is Hakan Yakın in feet and inches? Hakan Yakın is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Hakan Yakın compared to Diego Benaglio? Diego Benaglio is 14 cm taller than Hakan Yakın: 194 cm (6'4") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Hakan Yakın tall for men in Switzerland? At 180 cm he is taller than about 64% of men in Switzerland born in 1977, whose average height is 177.4 cm.

Sources

• Hakan Yakın on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Hakan Yakın on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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