Michiel (31) suddenly became 15,000 kilometers from home national coach of the island where Foppe de Haan also worked

On a working visit to an island in the Pacific Ocean and then stay there as … national coach. It happened to Michiel van der Werf (31) from Helenaveen, a village in Limburg. An inspection into the status of football on the island earned him a very special job. “There was no time to find a coach, so I got in myself.”

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