Ronald Koeman will go back to his former role as head educate of the Netherlands national group after the 2022 World Cup.
The former Barcelona boss will take over from Louis van Gaal, who found out these days on Dutch TV display Humberto he has gone through 25 rounds of radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
The 70-year-old has continued to paintings and did no longer tell his gamers of his condition while the Netherlands squad were given together in March for friendlies against Denmark and Germany.
However, Van Gaal will remain in price for the event in Qatar, which takes region among November 21 and December 18, with Koeman resuming the function he left in 2020 after that.
The news was showed by using the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) on Wednesday.
"I am looking forward to the brand new collaboration," Koeman stated. "A little over a year and a half in the past, I clearly did no longer depart the Dutch national team out of dissatisfaction.
"My live felt suitable, the results had been precise and the relationship with the players turned into accurate. We will quickly keep on that course, this is positive to me."