Patrick Kluiver's Seriousness In Handling The Indonesian National Team, Promises To Learn Indonesian For Better Communication

Patrick Kluivert was introduced as the new coach of the Indonesian national team (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian National Team, Patrick Kluivert, expressed his seriousness in handling the Garuda Squad.

The Dutch coach even promised to learn even better Indonesian for unlimited communication with the players.

"I will try to apply, do more to learn Indonesian," said Patrick Kluivert when introduced as the new coach of the Indonesian national team in Jakarta, Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Patrick Kluivert was officially announced as coach of the Indonesian national team on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, to replace Shin Tae-yong.

Not alone, Patrick also brought two of his assistants, namely Alex Pastoor and Denny Landzaat, to handle the Garuda Squad in the future.

In his working agreement with PSSI, Patrick Kluivert was awarded a two-year contract with the option of extending a two-year contract.

At the beginning of his tenure, the 48-year-old coach had already compiled a scheme and target with the Indonesian national team.

"We had a four-year plan and I divided it into two parts. The first part was creating impacts and achieving results."

"Everyone knows that we will play four matches (the Third Round of 2026 World Cup Qualification) first," Kluiver said.

"The second part is building and implementing. My team and I are very committed to achieving the goals set. That is the mindset we all need to have," said the coach.

Kluivert immediately faced a big challenge with the Indonesian national team. The reason is, he will escort the team to undergo the continuation of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round.

The first stage of Kluivert is to accompany the team to travel to Australia headquarters on March 20, 2025 and hold a home match against Bahrain five days later in Jakarta.