ronald koemanto succeed Louis van Gaal as leader of Dutch national team after the World Cup, he chose his brother Erwin as his assistant, the Dutch soccer federation (KNVB) announced this Friday.
Ronald Koeman, 59, who will return as coach after a stint at FC Barcelona, has appointed his brother Erwin, 60, Patrick Lodewijks as assistant coach and goalkeeping coach.
This is not the first time the siblings have worked together. Erwin was Ronald’s former assistant at Everton and Southampton.
“The three and a half years with Erwin in England have taught me that he has a good outlook on things and that we are also working in a complementary way,” Ronald Koeman was quoted as saying in a KNVB statement. .
Former international Erwin Koeman has been capped 31 times, most notably playing for FC Groningen and PSV Eindhoven. He then started a coaching career and went through to PSV, RKC Waalwijk, Feyenoord, FC Utrecht, Southampton, Everton and Fenerbahçe. Erwin Koeman also coached Hungary.
Source: La Verdad
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