Ro-Zangelo Daal, Kees Smit, Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Jayden Addai and Ernest Poku are examples of players who have gone to the first team via Jong AZ in recent years. The people of Alkmaar are very satisfied with Echteld.
Head of youth development Paul Brandenburg: “We are taking steps within AZ. Then continuity in your people and the further development of the joint vision is important. Leeroy has an important role in the further development of this vision and shares his rich experience from professional football with both players and trainers.”
Echteld was previously a trainer at PEC Zwolle, De Treffers and Paris Saint Germain, among others. Jong AZ is fifteenth after a third of the competition in the first division. Echteld’s team achieved fourteen points. FC Eindhoven is the next opponent next Monday.