Kuala Lumpur: The Oman Football Association (OFA) has named Erwin Koeman as the new head coach of the national team.



OFA announced Koeman's appointment after a board meeting on Wednesday.

Koeman, who succeeds Dutch compatriot Pim Verbeek, has signed a two-year contract effective March 10.

Verbeek, who led Oman to the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in UAE 2019 last month, has retired from coaching.

Koeman's last position was as the interim coach of Turkish club Fenerbahce. His younger brother, Ronald, is the manager of the Netherlands team.

A former Dutch international, Koeman was a midfielder in the Netherlands squad that won Euro 88 and featured in the 1990 World Cup. He was capped 31 times, scoring twice between 1983 and 1994.[

Koeman’s managerial career started at Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven, as an U-21 manager and then as the club’s assistant manager in 2001.

He also had a stint with Feyenoord, before becoming the Hungary manager from April 2008-July 2010.

Koeman has also worked as assistant to his brother Ronald at Southampton and Everton before joining Fenerbahce last August.

Sources: Oman Football Association, AFPSource: the-afc.com