Patrick Kluivert’s stint as Indonesia coach is over after they “mutually” agreed to half methods Thursday following a failed bid to achieve the World Cup.
Indonesia’s hopes of qualifying for the match in North America subsequent yr ended with defeats to Iraq and Saudi Arabia prior to now week.
The 49-year-old Netherlands and Barcelona nice, who was solely appointed in January, was in cost for simply eight matches.
He received three of his video games in cost, dropping 4 and drawing one.
Writing on Instagram, Kluivert known as it “an unforgettable journey”.
He added: “Though I’m deeply upset and sorry for the truth that we didn’t make it to the World Cup, I’ll at all times be happy with what we constructed collectively.”
The Dutchman took over following the controversial sacking of South Korean Shin Tae-yong.
The previous striker signed a two-year contract in the beginning of the yr, tasked with taking Indonesia to their first World Cup since gaining independence in 1945.
The Soccer Affiliation of Indonesia, PSSI, mentioned Kluivert’s departure was “by way of mutual termination”.
“This step was taken as a part of a complete analysis of the nationwide soccer teaching and growth programme,” it added.
The assertion didn’t title Kluivert’s successor.
Amsterdam-born Kluivert retired as a participant in 2008 after a stellar profession that began at Ajax, the place he received the Champions League, earlier than strikes to AC Milan and Barcelona.
Kluivert’s managerial profession has not been practically as spectacular.
His earlier teaching position was in control of Adana Demirspor in Turkey for 5 months in 2023.
Earlier than that he was caretaker supervisor of Curacao in 2021.
He was additionally quantity two to Louis van Gaal with the Dutch nationwide facet in 2012-2014.
The put up Kluivert out as coach after Indonesia fail to achieve World Cup appeared first on Vanguard Information.
