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Nigel de Jong extends contract as KNVB top football director for four years
Nigel de Jong will stay on as the KNVB’s director of top football for four more years.
The KNVB is the governing body for football in the Netherlands, and De Jong is a former Netherlands international.
His new contract takes effect on January 1.
De Jong took the role in January 2023, succeeding Nico-Jan Hoogma, and was given a four-year contract then.
The KNVB said it was announcing the extension publicly to clear up uncertainty about De Jong’s future.
The extension keeps him in charge of top-level football at the Dutch football body.
De Jong said he wants to continue building on the work already underway and help improve Dutch football.
Nigel de Jong has extended his contract as the KNVB’s director of top football for four years.
The new contract begins on January 1, the Dutch football association said.
The KNVB said it made the extension public to clarify uncertainty about De Jong’s future.
De Jong was appointed to the role in January 2023, succeeding Nico-Jan Hoogma.
He said he wants to build on the progress made and help improve Dutch football.
- Who
- Nigel de Jong, the KNVB’s director of top football.
- What
- He extended his contract for four years.
- When
- The new contract begins on January 1. The year is not stated.
- Where
- At the KNVB, the Dutch football association.
- Why
- The KNVB said it wanted to remove uncertainty about De Jong’s future. De Jong said he wants to build on the work already begun.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
De Jong was appointed as director of top football, succeeding Nico-Jan Hoogma.
The KNVB internally announced De Jong’s contract extension.
De Jong said he was not yet finished at the KNVB.
The KNVB publicly announced the contract extension.
De Jong’s new contract is due to begin; the year is not stated.
- Contract extension
- Four years
- New contract begins
- January 1
- Age
- 41
- Appointed to role
- January 2023
- Predecessor
- Nico-Jan Hoogma
What people are saying
We have set out on a good path together and I would like to build on it.
Ultimately, we do it together, with one shared goal: to make Dutch football better every day.
Sources
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