Booer, who led the Netherlands in the recently concluded
Euro 2020 decide to vacate his post after the Dutch were knocked out in the
last 16 of the European Championship last by the Czech Republic.
Former Barcelona boss Louis van Gaal was involved in talks
with the Dutch football association over the empty position of the national
team head coach for quite some time. The 69-year-old was said to have reached
the ‘final phase’ of contract negotiations earlier last month with the official
confirmation of the news coming on Wednesday.
The 69-year-old is reported to have Danny Blind join the
national teams’ backroom staff with him as an assistant coach. Blind, who
previously managed the Dutch national team has been working with Van Gaal for
quite some time and was also his assistant coach during the 2014 World Cup.
Former Netherlands Under-21 coach Henk Fraser is also
expected to pair up with Van Gaal and Blind as the trio looks to take bring
back Holland’s glory days. Many media reports also state that Frans Hoek could
also be one of Van Gaals’ latest recruits with their former set to be named the
national teams’ goalkeeping coach.
Van Gaal had a poor first stint with the national team as
the Dutch failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. His second time in charge
saw the former Barcelona boss guide Holland to a third-place finish at the 2014
World Cup. The newly appointed Netherlands head coach will be hopeful for a
positive start and lead his country to glory as they prepare for the upcoming
2022 FIFA World Cup.