Monday, October 24, 2011

Rijkaard: Challenges await Saudi football

When legendary Dutch midfielder Frank Rijkaard left the pitch after the Netherlands' 2-1 defeat of Saudi Arabia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™, little could he have imagined that 17 years later he would be head coach of the Gulf nation. But after a long and distinguished playing career, followed by coaching stints with the Netherlands, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona and Galatasaray, the 49-year-old has made his way to west Asia to take on the task of shepherding the Saudi side to Brazil 2014.
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