Marco van Basten To Leave Heerenveen

The former world renowed striker for AC Milan and the Dutch national football team (De Oranje), Marco van Basten (49), who is currently the coach of the Eredivisie club, FC Heerenveen, has informed the club that he will not renew his contract with them at the end of the season.

The club's statement in their official website stated, ''Coach Marco van Basten has informed Heerenveen that he has decided not to renew his contract with the club.''

It added, ''The board regrets his decision but has to respect this course,'' that the coach has chosen.

The club did not give any reason, why the coach wants to quit, but the Dutch national newspaper AD, mentioned in their sports section, that he does not have the correct feeling, as to contunue with the club.


Marco van Basten

Marco van Basten, started his coaching career with the Young Ajax - a B team of FC Ajax, which plays in the Dutch Jupilier league, which is the second division. He was their coach for a season 2003 - 04.

In 2004 he took charge of the national team till 2008. Then after that he became the coach of his former club FC Ajax from 2008 to 2009.
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He became the coach of FC Heerenveen since 2012. Last season the club finished 8th in the Dutch league table. At this moment of his announcement the club is sitting at the 5th position of the table.

Van Basten was a very highly gifted footballer as a player. His skills and talents on the pitch were amazing.

He won the Ballon d'Or thrice - 1988 the year the Dutch national team won the European Championship. He also won it in 1989 and 1992.

That same year 1992 he won Fifa Footballer of the year award. He won Uefa best footballer of the year award also thrice - 1989, 1990 and 1992. He won Champions League twice (1988 - 1990) with AC Milan. Marco won numerous other awards as a team member and as an individual.