Thomas Doll Reveals Reasons For Ending Cooperation With Persija Jakarta

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta coach Thomas Doll has decided to end his early cooperation with the Kemayoran Tigers.

Thomas Doll began collaborating with Persija Jakarta in 2022 with a work agreement until 2025. However, in the middle of the road, this collaboration ended before the deadline because Doll chose to end it in June 2024.

Doll admits the decision was taken for reasons of love. In this case, Doll said it was difficult to separate too far from family for a long time.

The Doll family is now known to live in Budapest, Hungary. The wife, Edina, lives with three of their children named Emilia Hanna, Denise, and Olivia.

In fact, Doll's wife is soon rumored to be giving birth to a fourth child who is predicted to be male. This situation further encourages Doll to leave Jakarta and wants to get close to his family soon.

"Indonesia is extraordinary, but I am very far from my family," said Doll revealing the reason for cutting the contract with Persija.

"I went through everything calmly with my wife and took the time to make this decision. The distance was too far in the long term," Thomas Doll was quoted as saying by the Hamburger Morgen Post on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

"You can't fly there all the time with a little kid like that. The climate condition isn't that easy either. I want to see my kids grow up too," said Doll.

Although Thomas Doll still has one year remaining on his contract, he has finally decided. Earlier this week was his last time to lead the Kemayoran Tigers which he considered was also not an easy decision.

"It was a really great two years at the great club (Persija Jakarta). But, in the end, things didn't go the way we imagined. We separated well," said the coach.

After deciding to part ways with Persija Jakarta to get close to the family, Doll has also set another target for his next career. He said that it is possible that he will only work as a coach in Europe.

"At least what is not too far from now on. This (work to become a coach) should be in Europe," said Doll.