Former Everton and Southampton boss Ronald Koeman lands Netherlands job


Ronald Koeman has been appointed manager of the Netherlands.

The former Everton and Southampton boss takes charge of a team who have failed to qualify for this year's World Cup - which you can see odds for here with Sky Bet.

The Dutch football federation - the KNVB - announced on its website that Koeman has signed a contract that runs through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

"I am very happy, I am really looking forward to it and I think it is a great honour that I will be the national coach of the Dutch national team," the 54-year-old said at a press conference, quoted on vi.nl.

"The expectations are always high. You want to achieve something with each other, unfortunately that has not been achieved in recent years.

"I do not see it as an easy job, but I do have faith in it. I see a lot of future.

"One of the reasons we have become less is that we can do more in training and train differently. We can do more tactically and I have seen a lot of talent since I have been back in the country for a few months."

He succeeds Dick Advocaat, who stepped down after the team's failure to reach this summer's finals in Russia.

It is 54-year-old Koeman's 10th managerial post after spells in charge of Vitesse Arnhem, Ajax, Benfica, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia, AZ Alkmaar, Feyenoord, Southampton and Everton.

As a player, Koeman was a key member of the great Dutch team that won Euro 88, starring alongside the likes of Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten.

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