UAE sacks Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk

Bert van Marwijk coached the Australian team at the 2018 World Cup. (File/AFP)

• The 67-year-old who led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final took over the UAE national side in March
• His departure comes in the wake of the UAE’s 4-2 defeat to Qatar in the Gulf Cup on Tuesday

PARIS: The UAE have sacked their Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk after only nine months in the job.
The 67-year-old who led the Netherlands to the 2010 World Cup final took over the UAE national side in March.
His departure comes in the wake of the UAE’s 4-2 defeat to Qatar in the Gulf Cup on Tuesday. He had taken over from Italian Alberto Zaccheroni, who left also after a defeat to Qatar, in the semifinals of the 2019 Asian Cup.
Van Marwijk, whose Netherlands side were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the 2010 World Cup final, coached Australia at the 2018 World Cup.