(SPO) GALATASARAY SIGN FORMER BARCELONA COACH RIJKAARD.ISTANBUL, Jun 6, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Galatasaray soccer club of Turkey appointed Dutch technical director Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (born September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Rijkaard has played for AFC Ajax, Real Zaragoza and AC Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. as their new coach. The club stated on its web-site on Friday that they agreed with former Barcelona coach Rijkaard to replace Bulent Korkmaz. Rijkaard is expected to arrive in Istanbul today and sign a 2-year-contract with the club at a ceremony at 8:00 p.m. Rijkaard, born on September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam, is a Dutch football manager and former player. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza is a Spanish football team from Zaragoza in Aragón. Founded on March 18, 1932, it currently plays in the Primera División. They play in white with blue shorts. The home stadium is the La Romareda that seats 34,596 spectators. and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. Rijkaard's coaching career began when he was appointed manager of the Netherlands national football team in 1998. He had previously served as an assistant coach, along with Johan Neeskens Johannes ("Johan") Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runner-ups in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. and Ronald Koeman under the managerial tenure of Guus Hiddink. During the 2001?02 season, he became manager of Sparta Rotterdam, and then he was appointed manager of Barcelona for the 2003?04 season. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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