Spanish Media Calls Patrick Kluivert Will Duet With Van Gaal To Handle The Indonesian National Team

Louis van Gaal is rumored to be duet with Patrick Kluivert at the Indonesian National Team (Instagram/@vangaal_official).

JAKARTA - Spanish media, Marca, narrated that Patrick Kluivert will again cooperate with Louis van Gaal. Both will work together with the Indonesian national team.

"Tandem that you don't expect: Kluiver and Van Gaal in the Indonesian national team," wrote Marca, quoted on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Previously, the name Patrick Kluivert had already been circulating as the new coach of the Indonesian national team after PSSI fired Shin Tae-yong on Monday, January 6, 2025.

After the news of the dismissal, Marca said that Indonesia was really carrying out a total football revolution. The names Kluiver and Van Gaal will also be recruited with different tasks.

"Without official notification, the revolution in the Indonesian National Team was actually carried out in total."

"In the early hours of the morning, the dismissal of Shin Tae Yong, who has been working since 2019, has been announced."

"As Fabrizio Romano revealed, they already have a replacement. Patrick Kluivert, who has just finished his duties at Adana Demirsapor, will become a new coach. Meanwhile, Louis van Gaal serves as Technical Director," wrote Marca again.

This well-known Spanish sports media then mentioned that the meeting of Van Gaal and Kluivert in the Indonesian national team would later become a moment of reunion. You see, the two of them have worked together as coaches and players in the same team.

"Therefore, football brings together Kluivert and Van Gaal even though this time in a place that, of course, none of them suspect it."

"Moreover, Louis van Gaal, who has practically retired and has coached Patrick Kluivert for more than 200 games and scored 106 goals."

"The best achievement between the two is when working together at Ajax and Barcelona. They have also worked together in the Dutch National Team," added Marca.

Apart from the sticking duet of Kluivert and Van Gaal, Erick Thohir as chairman of PSSI has indeed stated that he has already pocketed the name of the replacement coach Shin Tae-yong.

However, he did not want to divulge the figure before January 12, 2025. On the other hand, Fabrizio Romano, who is a journalist and transfer expert, has released that Kluiver has officially become the coach of the Indonesian national team with a two-year contract duration and a two-year extension option.