JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair (Ketum), Erick Thohir, announced that the announcement of the Technical Director (Dirtek) will only be made at the end of February 2025.
The plan to announce the PSSI Director of Technology is in line with the appointment of Patrick Kluivert as the new coach of the Indonesian national team. The moment was deemed suitable to at the same time look for a replacement for the vacant former Director of Technology.
Dirtek akan memiliki tugas menjadi architect atau penderikan dari permainan sepak bola Indonesia secara menyeluruh.
With this important task, I understand that Erick Thohir said that the search for the person who would carry out the task was not easy.
"Looking for the right figure of the Director of Technology is not easy because in Indonesia there are already several coaching figures who also have record tracks and good results."
"So, we are still looking for figures who can really be respected and understand how Indonesia plans for football in the future," said Erick Thohir in a statement quoted on Monday, January 20, 2025.
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"What is also difficult is that we want the full time director to live in Indonesia. We had three names, last month I believed, but yes, it changed again.
"However, hopefully the end of February 2025 can be announced," said the chairman of PSSI.
Given that the duties of the PSSI Directorate of Technology will also include designing how to play Indonesian football in the future, the figures being sought are those who can protect a number of levels of the National Team, such as U-23, U-20, U-17, to the grassroots layer.
"He (Dirtek) can also start going to the regions to convey the philosophy of Indonesian football in the future."
"Indeed, we have had the previous formula, but football is back to developing," said Erick.
"We have to believe that it is a country that has a football philosophy that will be consistent in order to have good results in a sustainable manner."
"So, not because a golden generation then had a good achievement, but after that it was cut off."
"Well, how can Indonesia continue to be consistent in producing a good generation and good results, yes."
"This does require all cooperation, not easy, but, yes, we try it," he said again.
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