Dick Advocaat will remain the national coach of Curaçao for at least a few more months. The 77-year-old Dutchman has extended his contract, which was due to expire this month, until the end of this year.
Curaçao was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup last month. Advocaat hopes to qualify with his team for next year’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Curaçao has never qualified for the global finals before.
The country has been placed in a group with Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Bermuda for the World Cup qualifiers. On 6 and 9 September, Curaçao will play the first qualifying matches against Trinidad and Tobago and Bermuda. The group winner qualifies directly for the World Cup.
Advocaat, who has been the national coach of Curaçao since the beginning of last year, is accompanied on the Caribbean island by his loyal right-hand man Cor Pot, team manager Kees Jansma and team doctor Casper van Eijck.
According to Advocaat, he is working on his last coaching job. Although he has said that several times earlier in his career. When Advocaat’s contract expires at the end of this year, he will be 78 years old.