THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Barcelona coach
Ronald Koeman will take
over as Netherlands boss from Louis van Gaal after this year’s World Cup, the
Dutch football federation said on Wednesday.
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Van Gaal announced
at the weekend that he had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer for the
last two years but that he still hoped to lead the team at the finals that kick
off in
Qatar in November.
It will be
59-year-old Koeman’s second time in charge of the Dutch national team after
taking the reins from 2018 to 2020, when he left the post to become coach of
Barcelona.
He was dismissed by
the Spanish giants in October last year after 14 difficult months in charge
which included the departure of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain as the club
plunged into financial difficulties.
“I am looking
forward to working together again. When I left the national team a year and a
half ago, it was certainly not because I wasn’t happy,” Koeman said.
Marianne van
Leeuwen, the director of professional football at the Dutch federation, said:
“We’re very happy that Ronald is coming back next year.”
“During his last
term in charge as national coach, his work and his results were very
satisfying.”
The Netherlands will play the opening match of the
World Cup in Qatar against Senegal. They also have the host nation and Ecuador in their
Group A.
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