Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Advocaat To Coach Australia

According to reports in Australia, Dick Advocaat has agreed to become the next coach of the national team though the move will not be formally announced until later this year.
The Dutchman ends his contract with Russian club Zenit St Petersburg in November and could be in the hotseat the beginning of next year for the start of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Advocaat will succeed Graham Arnold who will lead the Socceroos during friendlies with Argentina and China in September and October respectively. It is not yet known if Advocaat will appoint his own assistant or use Arnold as his number two.


Football Federation Australia (FFA) officially decided to appoint an overseas coach after Australia left the Asian Cup at the quarter-final stage last month.


Advocaat was at the helm of the Netherlands’ 1994 World Cup campaign and was South Korea’s coach at 2006.

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1 comment:

chook said...

Not sure about this guy. Lasted in Metalurg Donetsk for 6-months before being kicked out for a string of poor performances and then went to Zenit where he has failed to impress the club which has more money than Chelsea now thanks to Gazprom.

August 14, 2007 at 4:57 AM

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