Dutch confirm Hiddink, Blind to follow
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THE Netherlands named two new national coaches yesterday with Guus Hiddink’s appointment after the World Cup confirmed following months of speculation and Danny Blind lined up to replace him after the Euro 2016 tournament.
Hiddink had been the front-runner for several months to take over from Louis van Gaal after the World Cup in Brazil and told reporters details of his two-year contract long before the Dutch football association’s (KNVB) formal announcement yesterday.
However, the KNVB did surprise many by also naming Blind as Hiddink’s successor after Euro 2016 in France, handing the former international defender an extra two-year contract till the 2018 World Cup.
Blind, who is an assistant coach at Ajax Amsterdam, and former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who recently joined the staff of PSV Eindhoven, will serve as Hiddink’s assistants.
“With Guus Hiddink we have appointed a Dutch trainer with a treasure of international experience and success. Danny Blind will get two years to grow further under him,” KNVB team director Bert van Oostveen said in a statement.
“By allowing Blind, after Euro 2016, to take over from Hiddink, we are keeping long term valuable knowledge and a line of succession.”
It is the second spell in charge for the 67-year-old Hiddink, who took the country to the semifinals of the 1998 World Cup in France. He will start his new tenure on August 1.
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