Top Antwerp job for ex-Leeds striker Hasselbaink

FORMER Leeds United striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been named as the new manager of Belgian second division side Royal Antwerp.
By Leon Wobschall
Published 29th May 2013, 15:22 BST
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in match action for Leeds United.Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in match action for Leeds United.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in match action for Leeds United.

Hasselbaink has signed a one-year deal with the remit of taking the former UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup runners-up back up to the top flight.

The 41-year-old told Antwerp’s website: “This was a very attractive proposition to begin my career as a coach.

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“Our first goal is to go to for promotion and then continue to build.

“Antwerp is a wonderful club that for several years has been performing below expectations, it is a sleeping giant.

“Our hard work starts today.”

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