The former Barça player will lead an Eredivisie team for the second time after passing through the PSV, Fenerbahçe and Derby County benches
The former footballer for the Arnhem team relieves Thomas Letsch of the post after a difficult start to the season and signs until 2024
The Vitesse Arnhem has made official the arrival of Philip Cocu to the bench of the Dutch team, a regular team when it comes to participating in European competitions over the last few seasons.
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However, the bad start of the course in the eredivisie (five points added in the first seven days) has meant that the ownership of the club has not put too many problems in retaining Thomas Letsch, technician until then, who was recently announced by the Bochumbottom of the Bundesliga.
Philip Cocu thus return to vitesse with a contract until 2024, an entity that he knows well, since he played in the ranks of the team of arnhem as a footballer, playing 147 official matches in the first half of the 1990s.
The former player of Barca He also has experience on the benches of Fenerbahce (Turkey) either Derby County (Championship). He previously trained as a technician in the PSV, his last European club as an active footballer. He was also the second coach of the selection of the Netherlands (2008-2012), in addition to being the coach of the team Eindhoven at different stages between 2012 and 2018.