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Veteran coach Dick Advocaat back in charge of Holland


Dick Advocaat has been named Holland coach for the third time, with Ruud Gullit as his assistant.
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed the appointments at a press conference in Zeist on Tuesday morning.
The announcement sees former Rangers and Sunderland boss Advocaat, who turns 70 in September, become his country’s oldest national coach, usurping Guus Hiddink who was 68 when he left the hot-seat in June 2015.
The Dutch Football Association confirmed Dick Advocaat's appointment on Tuesday (Richard Sellers/PA)
The Dutch Football Association confirmed Dick Advocaat’s appointment on Tuesday (Richard Sellers/PA)
Hiddink’s successor Danny Blind, who was unable to lead the team to Euro 2016, was sacked in March this year in the wake of their World Cup qualifying loss to Bulgaria.
The Oranje have suffered two defeats in their opening five Group A games and sit fourth in the pool, already six points behind leaders France and three behind second-placed Sweden.
KNVB technical director Hans van Breukelen believes Advocaat, who is currently employed at Turkish club Fenerbahce, is the right man to get the Dutch back on track for next year’s showpiece tournament in Russia.
Ruud Gullit will be assistant to Dick Advocaat (John Walton/EMPICS)
Ruud Gullit will be assistant to Dick Advocaat (John Walton/EMPICS)
The former Holland goalkeeper, quoted by www.vi.nl, said: “I welcome the appointments of Advocaat and Gullit. There were two scenarios. We opt for the longer term or we do everything that is possible to get to the 2018 World Cup.
“We chose the second scenario. It had to be a very experienced professional, preferably an authority.”
Interim boss Fred Grim will remain in charge until Advocaat and Gullit join together, which looks likely to be when Fenerbahce’s involvement in the Turkish Cup is over.
“It is unfortunate that Dick Advocaat cannot join up with us until later, but it is as it is,” Van Breukelen said.

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