The world's leading transfer news source Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Patrick Kluivert has agreed to become the head coach of the Indonesian national team. On January 12, the once-famous Dutch striker will sign a 2-year contract (with an option to extend for another 2 years).
Former Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert leads the Indonesian team.
Patrick Kluivert, born in 1976, was a "notorious" striker in the second half of the 1990s. He won the EURO 2000 top scorer title for the Netherlands national team, scoring 40 goals for the "orange storm" in 79 appearances. In club colors, Patrick Kluivert was most successful at Ajax and Barcelona.
However, Patrick Kluivert's experience as a head coach is not much. He mainly plays the role of assistant at Dutch clubs, Australia, the Dutch national team, Cameroon. Patrick Kluivert has only been the head coach of 2 teams, Curacao and Adana Demirspor club.
Patrick Kluivert’s biggest advantage in leading the Indonesian team is probably his Dutch nationality. The core of the team is made up of players born in Europe, mainly the Netherlands, but with Indonesian roots from their parents or grandparents.
Communication problems with this group of players may have been the reason for the dismissal of his predecessor Shin Tae-yong. The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) did not announce a specific reason, but president Erick Thohir said that "the successor needs to communicate and do better".
Coach Shin Tae-yong often complains and has many reasons for the Indonesian team's unsatisfactory matches. President Erick Thohir himself once spoke up to ask the Korean coach to stop complaining because participating in the AFF Cup means accepting difficulties. Any team has problems, but only coach Shin Tae-yong keeps talking.
Coach Shin Tae-yong's notable highlights while working in Indonesia were the gold medal in men's football at the 32nd SEA Games and the victory over Saudi Arabia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. In addition, U23 Indonesia reached the semi-finals of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship and won the right to play in the play-off match for a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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