Ronald Koeman is moving to Spain from the Netherlands.
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The previous Dutch national coach Ronald Koeman is leaving his home country a year before the European Championship and will be coach at FC Barcelona. After the 2: 8 debacle against FC Bayern there is a lot of work waiting.
Dhe Dutchman Ronald Koeman is the new coach of the troubled FC Barcelona. The commitment of the former club professional (57) was perfect, said the Spanish club of world footballer Lionel Messi and national goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen on Wednesday – just five days after the 2: 8 debacle in the Champions League quarter-finals against FC Bayern .
The previous Dutch national coach succeeds Quique Setién. The Catalans broke up with the 61-year-old on Monday. Setién was only in office for a good seven months. Koeman’s contract with the Dutch Football Association ran until the end of the European Championship in 2021.
However, according to media reports, it contained a release clause in the event that Koeman offered himself the opportunity to become a coach in Barcelona, wrote the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”. The former Libero had played for FC Barcelona from 1989 to 1995 and was four times Spanish champion with the Catalans and also European Cup winner in 1992.
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