Dick Advocaat appointed as new AZ coach

09 december 2009 12:30

Dick Advocaat will make a brief return to the Philips Stadium on Saturday. The former PSV head coach will be presented as the new AZ coach on Thursday, according to statement on the club’s website. The 62-year-old coach succeeds Ronald Koeman, who was dismissed last weekend, and will be in charge of AZ for the rest of the season.

Dick Advocaat said goodbye to PSV in 1998.

Double role

Advocaat will combine the role at AZ with the job of Belgium coach. Dick Advocaat last paid a visit to the Philips Stadium on 28 September 1999 when he had returned to club management with Glasgow Rangers. PSV were beaten 1-0 by Rangers in a UEFA Champions League group stage game, thanks to a goal from Albertz. In 1995, Advocaat took the reins at PSV, guiding them to a championship and a Dutch Cup success, before becoming Rangers manager in 1998. AZ face Standard Liege tonight in their final UEFA Champions League Group H match. The Alkmaar outfit must win the game to book a place in the UEFA Europa League, after being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League tournament. Advocaat will be presented to the press at a conference in Alkmaar on Thursday and will take charge of his first training session on the same day.