JAKARTA - The Indonesian National Team's Technical Advisor, Jordi Cruyff, revealed his similarities with the Indonesian National Team Diaspora (Timnas) players.
Jordi Cruyff is the son of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff. Despite being born in the Netherlands, he spent his youth in Spain. In fact, he got an offer to defend two countries, namely the Netherlands and Spain U-21.
However, in the end Jordi decided to defend the Netherlands as his country of birth. This is what Jay Idzes and other diaspora players feel now. Even though they had defended other countries, they are now finally returning to defend the Indonesian national team.
"My experience is very similar, I often play in Spain, but defend the Dutch," said Jordi Cruyff during a press conference in Jakarta quoted on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
"I relate to Indonesian national team players who live and play in other countries, but decide to defend the Indonesian national team," he said.
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Jordi assessed that the diaspora players finally chose Indonesia because of their desire to make their nation proud. You see, they feel that ancestral blood flows in them.
"I think the (diaspora) players want to come here to make the country proud. I think it's a very beautiful thing and needs respect."
"It was a great thing when players wanted to defend their ancestral country," said the 51-year-old man.
Meanwhile, as PSSI's Technical Advisor, Jordi Cruyff will focus on building Indonesian football in five aspects.
Starting from ensuring the quality and consistency of coaches in various age groups of the Indonesian national team to including a more structured and modern approach to improving the philosophy of Indonesian football.
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