Rumors Of Replacement Of Patrick Kluiver, Frank De Boer's Name Swept Through The Upload Of The Indonesian National Team Talent Finding

Simon Tahumata uploaded a photo with Frank de Boer, to speculate about the replacement for Patrick Kluivert (Instagram/@simontahamata).

JAKARTA - The head of the Indonesian national team's talent finder, Simon Tahamata, uploaded a photo with Frank de Boer in the midst of the vacant situation of the coach seat.

What Simon did immediately led to speculation among football lovers in the country.

On Monday, October 20, 2025, on his probady Instagram account, Simon shared the moment when he met Frank de Boer. In the photo, Simon Tahumata is seen hugging Frank de Boer and Archil Arveladze.

In fact, there was no information written by Simon, but the upload was enough to make the public speculate.

Moreover, the public is currently waiting for definite news from PSSI regarding the candidate to replace Patrick Kluivert who was fired on October 16, 2025. So far, a number of names have continued to stick out, including the name Louis van Gaal.

Simon Tahamata's upload immediately caught the attention of netizens. Through the comments column, many attribute the moment of meeting with Frank de Boer to being the code for a replacement for the previous coach.

"Is it code 'from Om Simon?" wrote a netizen.

"Wow, signs," said another netizen.

"Obviously code," said another netizen.

"Are the new national team coach, Coach?" wrote another netizen.

"The harsh code of Mr. Simon," said another netizen.

Despite netizens' speculation, Frank de Boer is definitely not an arbitrary figure. Coming from the Netherlands, this 55-year-old man has a pretty good track record, both as a player and a coach.

As a player, Frank de Boer is a Dutch legend who has defended big clubs such as Ajax Amsterdam, Barcelona, to Galatasaray. He also made 112 appearances with the Dutch national team from 1990 to 2004.