Ronald Koeman is 63 years old. He was the coach of the national football team of the Netherlands. People call this job Bondscoach. Now he stops his work. He wrote this on the internet.
The Netherlands lost at the World Cup. They played against Morocco. The game ended in a penalty shoot-out. The Netherlands are now out of the tournament. Koeman wanted to reach a much further stage.
Koeman also names private reasons for his departure. His wife Bartina is very sick. She has cancer. Koeman wants more time for his family now. He says: Health is more important than football.
Koeman was coach of the Netherlands twice. He also worked for big clubs like FC Barcelona. He is very proud of his work. A new coach is not ready yet. Peter Bosz could be the new coach.
