In the coming time, coach Indra Sjafri will focus on coaching the Indonesian youth team. Erick Thohir said he has cooperated with a number of countries to promote Indonesian football. Regarding the selection of PSSI technical director, the president revealed that he has opened negotiations with a number of famous coaches from Germany.
Coach Indra Sjafri will focus on training the Indonesian U.19 and U.22 teams.
Coach Indra Sjafri himself had previously held the position of Technical Director of PSSI since 2020. He was selected under former President Mochamad Iriawan. PSSI then assigned Indra Sjafri to coach the Indonesian U.22 team at this year's SEA Games. This strategist brought satisfactory results when Indonesian football won the SEA Games gold medal for the first time since 1991. PSSI also confirmed that Mr. Indra Sjafri will focus on managing the Indonesian U.22 and U.19 teams in the future. Therefore, PSSI must find someone to take on the role of technical director.
According to Suara , there are 3 German candidates targeted by President Erick Thohir. The first is Holger Osieck (74 years old), one of Germany's most experienced coaches. He led the Australian team to the runner-up position in the 2011 Asian Cup. Holger Osieck's time working in Asian football is also very long. He once led the Urawa Red Diamonds Club (Japan) to win the Asian championship in 2007.
Legend Oliver Bierhoff is a candidate for PSSI technical director
The second candidate is Ulrich Stielike, who is considered to be the most likely candidate to replace Indra Sjafri. In his career as a football coach and manager, Ulrich Stielike has had a lot of experience in Asia, having led the Korean national team before being replaced by Shin Tae-yong (currently the coach of the Indonesian national team) ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
The third person is the legendary Oliver Bierhoff. The famous former AC Milan striker was an assistant coach of the German national team for about 13 years. Then in 2018, he was appointed as the Technical Director of the German Football Association (DFB). But Germany's failure at the 2022 World Cup led to the DFB terminating his contract. With decades of experience playing for the German national team, Olivier Bierhoff is clearly the person who deserves to be appointed as the new Technical Director by PSSI.
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