Danny Blind to coach Oranje in 2016

Danny Blind will take over as head coach of the Dutch national football team in 2016, after the European championships.

He will succeed Guus Hiddink who is taking over from Louis van Gaal after this summer’s World Cup. Blind, currently Van Gaal’s assistant, will also support Hiddink at the European championships in France, the Dutch football association said.

Blind has had a long career in football and was captain of Oranje during the 1996 European championships.

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