The Dutch Football Association announced today the appointment of Spaniard Xavi Hernandez as the new head coach of the senior national team, succeeding Ronald Koeman in leading the Dutch Mills.
This appointment comes as the culmination of an intensive search process that lasted more than a month and a half, aiming to find the suitable personality to lead the team in the upcoming phase.
The Dutch hope that Xavi, the new coach of the Netherlands, will lead the current generation of players to achieve accomplishments worthy of the reputation of Dutch football.
Xavi, aged 46, is one of the prominent names in the coaching world. He began his career in 2019 with Al Sadd in Qatar before returning to Barcelona in November 2021 to oversee the training of the Catalan team.
During his tenure at Barcelona, he succeeded in winning the Spanish league title in the 2022-2023 season, demonstrating his technical and tactical abilities before leaving the position in 2024.
Xavi is scheduled to play his first official match with the Dutch national team on Thursday, September 24, when they host Germany in a strong match as part of the UEFA Nations League at Johan Cruyff Arena. Dutch fans eagerly await to see Xavi’s technical fingerprint on the team’s performance in this anticipated encounter.
Xavi’s challenges will not be limited to facing Germany; the Dutch team will play two friendly matches away against Serbia and Greece during the next international break, before hosting Serbia again.
These matches will be a real opportunity for the new coach to test his tactics and determine the most suitable lineup for the team before entering the qualifiers for major tournaments.
