The Indonesian Football Association announced on Thursday the dismissal of Dutch coach Patrick Kluivert, coach of the Indonesian national team, from his position.
The Indonesian Football Association’s decision to dismiss Dutch football star Patrick Kluivert from his position came after failing to advance to the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America.
Dutchman Patrick Kluivert took over the task of coaching the Indonesian national team last January under a contract extending until 2027, and included in his assistant staff a group of Dutch coaches, but the Indonesian Football Association later decided to dismiss the entire technical staff and end the contract early.
The Indonesian Federation said in an official statement issued today, Thursday, “The Indonesian Federation and the technical staff of the national team officially agreed to end cooperation ahead of time by mutual consent,” adding, “This step was taken within the framework of a comprehensive evaluation of the national football training and development program.”
The Indonesian national team ranked third and last in the standings of Group Two in the fourth round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held with the participation of 48 teams for the first time in history, without any points.
The Indonesian national team lost to Saudi Arabia 2-3, before losing to Iraq 1-0, making its dreams of qualifying for the World Cup evaporate for the first time since the country’s independence from the Netherlands.
It is worth noting that Patrick Kluivert previously played for the Dutch clubs Ajax Amsterdam and Spanish Barcelona, in addition to Italian Milan.