Galatasaray appoint Riekerink new head coach

ISTANBUL

Turkish top football division Super Lig team Galatasaray named Wednesday their youth team coach Jan Olde Riekerink their new manager.

According to a statement on the club website, the executive board agreed on the 53-year-old Dutch manager to train the team until the end of the current season.

Before taking the reigns at the youth setup of the Yellow-Reds late last year, since 2011 Riekerink managed the youth teams of the national team of China.

Galatasaray – reigning champions of the Turkish league title, Turkish Cup and Super Cup – recently received a one-year ban from UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) and was excluded from European club competitions for not complying with financial fair play terms.

The ban came a day after the club announced on March 1 that manager Mustafa Denizli had resigned.

After 25 matches in the Turkish Super Lig, Galatasaray currently sit fifth on 39 points, 21 behind leaders and Istanbul rivals Besiktas.

ISTANBUL

Turkish top football division Super Lig team Galatasaray named Wednesday their youth team coach Jan Olde Riekerink their new manager.

According to a statement on the club website, the executive board agreed on the 53-year-old Dutch manager to train the team until the end of the current season.

Before taking the reigns at the youth setup of the Yellow-Reds late last year, since 2011 Riekerink managed the youth teams of the national team of China.

The ban came a day after the club announced on March 1 that manager Mustafa Denizli had resigned.

After 25 matches in the Turkish Super Lig, Galatasaray currently sit fifth on 39 points, 21 behind leaders and Istanbul rivals Besiktas.