Oosting, a former striker, was already a trainer at two Dutch professional clubs. With RKC he finished tenth and ninth, which earned him a transfer to FC Twente. He also got off to an excellent start with the Tukkers, as he even led them to third place and the Champions League preliminary rounds in his debut season.
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Ultimately, they completed a good run in the Europa League and finished sixth in the competition. However, this time European football was narrowly missed and this season started with three defeats in four matches, after which the board quickly decided to intervene. Oosting was fired in September and has been without a job ever since.
Oosting has been on Antwerp’s radar for some time
Due to Antwerp’s poor results, Oosting has been on the radar there for a few weeks, according to Dutch sources. Although the club obviously has several candidates. Oosting was also in the picture as a candidate coach of Heracles Almelo, but did not sell that club.