Having played for LOSC during his playing career, Patrick Kluivert had been without a club since the end of his adventure in Türkiye. However, he is preparing to find the shoe that fits him in Indonesia.
No one could have predicted the career of Patrick Kluivert (48 years old). Already as a player, he concluded his journey by joining LOSC for a one-year freelance contract in 2007. His influence will obviously be less than at FC Barcelona (122 goals, 257 matches) or Ajax Amsterdam (52 goals, 100 matches), but he would still score four times in 14 appearances before retiring. However, he never strayed from the world of football.
From 2008, when he had just ended his career, he had a series of experiences in the Netherlands as an assistant, an attackers coach or in the youth teams. Sports director of Paris Saint-Germain (2016-17) or director of the FC Barcelona training center (2019-21), he was unemployed since the end of his collaboration with the Turkish club Adana Demirspor in December 2023 However, he is preparing to bounce back as a new cap is offered to him.
At the age of 48, Patrick Kluivert will take the reins, according to information from journalist Fabrizio Romano, of the Indonesian national team. The different parties have already agreed on a two-year contract, with two additional years as an option. His goal? Qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States. Just that. His presentation to the press is scheduled for this Sunday, January 12.
