Louis van Gaal has been named lead trainer of the Netherlands for the third time.
The 69-year-old Dutchman replaces Frank de Boer, who quit last month after a last-16 loss by the Czech Republic at Euro 2020. Van Gaal was responsible for the side from 2000-2002 and again from 2012-2014 preceding he joined Manchester United. He has not overseen since being sacked by United in 2016 and said it was an "honor" to get back to the Dutch group. "Dutch football has consistently been near my heart and training the public group is a critical situation for pushing our football ahead," said Van Gaal. The Netherlands have three World Cup qualifying matches in September when they will would like to modify from their fruitless Euro crusade. "There is brief period until the following qualifiers so the spotlight is subsequently quickly 100% on players and what approach we will take," said Van Gaal. Van Gaal has prevailed upon 20 significant distinctions, incorporating a Champions League with Ajax and alliance titles with Barcelona and Bayern Munich. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil he directed the Netherlands to a third-place finish, prior to joining Manchester United where he won the FA Cup. Dutch Football Association chief Nico-Jan Hoogma said as the group had "little planning time" for their qualifiers, they "were searching for a mentor with remarkable characteristics... furthermore, for whom training the public group doesn't hold any privileged insights". "With his experience and record at the most significant level, we recognized Louis van Gaal," he added. Since Van Gaal quit in 2014, the Dutch have had seven distinct mentors including Guus Hiddink, Danny Blind, Dick Advocaat and Ronald Koeman.
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