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Advocaat's Return as Curacao Coach Confirmed
Sponsor and player pressure helped force Fred Rutten out as Curaçao weighs bringing back Dick Advocaat, who led the team to its first World Cup berth.
- On Tuesday, the Curaçao Football Federation confirmed Dick Advocaat will return as head coach for the 2026 World Cup, following Fred Rutten's abrupt resignation. "Advocaat is returning," FFK President Gilbert Martina told AFP.
- Rutten's tenure ended following two comprehensive March losses, including a 5-1 defeat to Australia, as pressure mounted from players and sponsor Corendon to reinstate Advocaat.
- Denying claims of a "player putsch," FFK President Martina noted the departure followed "constructive discussions," while Rutten stated: "A climate must not arise that undermines healthy professional relations."
- Advocaat returns after resigning three months ago to care for his ill daughter, having previously led the island nation to its first World Cup qualification.
- At 78, Advocaat will lead the smallest nation ever to qualify and face Germany, Ecuador, and the Ivory Coast in Group E, potentially breaking the age record held by German Otto Rehhagel.
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berlingske.dkDick Advocaat returns as Curacao coach for World Cup
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Dutchman Dick Advocaat was again appointed as Curaçao's breeder, a month before the start of the world and after he resigned in February to look after his sick daughter.
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