Fenerbahce hire Koeman to assist manager Cocu
- Sports
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 10 August 2018
- Modified Date: 02:16 | 10 August 2018
Istanbul-based football giants Fenerbahçe have hired Erwin Koeman from the Netherlands as assistant manager, the club announced Friday.
Fenerbahçe said on their website that Koeman, 56, would assist club manager Phillip Cocu, also from the Netherlands.
Speaking to Fenerbahçe's TV channel, Koeman said: "Fenerbahçe is a very good family and the club has a warm atmosphere inside."
Koeman has managed Dutch teams Utrecht, Waalwijk and Feyenoord as well as the Hungarian national team.
He also served as assistant manager for PSV Eindhoven and in English clubs Southampton and Everton.