Zidane Iqbal in action for Iraq Photo: © Pro Shots
Since the arrival of Zidane Iqbal, FC Utrecht suddenly has a whole family from Iraq. Dick Teunen, employee of FC Utrecht’s social media department, can notice it.
“We already saw an increase then,” Teunen tells RTV Utrecht when the deal was not yet finalized. Since the presentation, however, there has been no escaping it. “On Instagram we have about 30,000 followers, on Facebook around 15,000.”
Teunen and his team took advantage of this by doing a welcome post, especially aimed at new followers from Iraq. Teunen also hopes that the talent will flourish for FC Utrecht, even if only so that the social media department of FC Utrecht continues to grow. “Then you get a flywheel effect and it all falls together. But that is beyond our influence.”
