Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas appoint Van Bronckhorst as new head coach

ANKARA

Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas announced Wednesday that Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was appointed as their new head coach.

The Dutch coach signed a two-year contract with the Black Eagles, along with a one-year option to extend, according to a statement.

Jean Paul van Gastel and Serdar Topraktepe will be assistant coaches.

Van Bronckhorst, 49, previously led Feyenoord to the 2015-16 Eredivisie (Dutch top-tier league) title.

He then took the helm at the Rangers in Scotland in 2021, only to leave in November 2022 after winning the 2021-22 Scottish Cup.