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  • Updated: April 06, 2022

Koeman Set To Return To Netherlands As Coach After World Cup 2022

Koeman Set To Return To Netherlands As Coach After World Cup

Ronald Koeman will be returning to helms of things in the Netherlands after the World Cup 2022 with current manager Louis van Gaal's diagnosis of prostate cancer.

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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