Indonesia has sacked Dutch national men’s national soccer team coach, Patrick Kluivert, after nearly 12 months on the job, citing a mutual agreement.
Kluivert’s departure on Thursday follows Indonesia’s “devastating” loss on Saturday in Jeddah against Iraq, ending their chances to qualify for next year’s World Cup in the United States.
“After an open, full and respectful discussion, both parties agreed to end this partnership,” the country’s soccer federation said on Instagram.
It did not state the reason for the termination.
Indonesia were looking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the country claimed independence from the Netherlands in 1945.
Their progress to the fourth round of Asia’s preliminaries was the country’s best performance to date.
Former AC Milan, Ajax and Barcelona player Kluivert was hired in January, with his contract set to expire in 2027.
He oversaw a team built largely on players from the country’s Dutch diaspora.
(NAN)
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