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Van Nistelrooy roped in as Dutch assistant coach

Ruud van Nistelrooy works as coach of PSV Eindhoven's U-19 team but, in addition to his 70 caps, has experience with the Dutch national squad as an assistant to past coaches Guus Hiddink and Danny Blind

Update : 18 Dec 2019, 04:33 PM

Former Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will be going to next year's European Championship after Dutch coach Ronald Koeman added two more assistants to his staff for the tournament.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid player, now 43, was named along with U-19 coach Maarten Stekelenburg to replace Kees van Wonderen, who recently left the squad.

Van Nistelrooy works as coach of PSV Eindhoven's U-19 team but, in addition to his 70 caps, has experience with the Dutch national squad as an assistant to past coaches Guus Hiddink and Danny Blind.

At Euro 2004, Van Nistelrooy scored in three group stage matches as the Dutch reached the semi-final. 

He also struck at Euro 2008 where they got as far as the quarter-final.


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