former assistant to van Gaal, Andries Jonker new coach of the Netherlands women’s team
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Dutchman Andries Jonker, former assistant to his compatriot Louis van Gaal at FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich for men, has been appointed new coach of the Netherlands women’s team, the Dutch football federation (KNVB) announced on Wednesday. .
He replaces Briton Mark Parsons, whose departure was announced by the federation two weeks ago following the disappointing results of the “Oranje” at Euro-2022 last month. The Dutch, crowned European champions in 2017 and finalists of the 2019 World Cup, were eliminated in the quarter-finals by France.
“Andries Jonker will start immediately as national coach of the OranjeLeeuwinnen (the Orange Lionesses, editor’s note) and has signed a contract with the KNVB until the European Championship 2025“, said the federation in a press release.
“At the last European Championship, we saw how women’s football has developed at an incredible speed in recent years.“said Andries Jonker, quoted in the press release. “We have ambitious goals, but also a lot of qualities and talent on which we can rely for the 2023 World Cup.“, he added.
Almost qualified for the 2023 World Cup
Jonker takes over from Parsons for World Cup qualifying in Australia and New Zealand next year. A victory against Iceland on September 6 in Utrecht would qualify the Netherlands, top of their group.
Jonker, 59, served as interim women’s coach for a short period in 2001 and has coached men’s football, including at Willem II, Wolfsburg and Telstar. On the men’s side, he was also an assistant coach under Louis van Gaal at FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
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