Xavi appointed Netherlands coach
Xavi Hernandez has been appointed as Netherlands coach on a contract through the 2030 World Cup, the Dutch football federation said.
The 46 year-old Spaniard replaces Ronald Koeman and takes charge of a national team for the first time. Xavi has been out of coaching since leaving Barcelona in 2024, where he spent three seasons in charge.
Koeman returned for a second spell in 2023, having previously managed Netherlands from 2018 to 2020.
He led the team to the Euro 2024 semi-finals and to the round of 32 at this year's World Cup, where it was eliminated by Morocco on penalties. He left his post after the tournament.
Xavi will be Netherlands's first foreign coach since Austria's Ernst Happel led the team at the 1978 World Cup. His first match in charge will be against Germany in the Nations League on 24 September.
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