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Syrian Football Federation contracts with two coaches from The Netherlands

Damascus, Syrian Football Federation has officially contracted with the two Dutch coaches, Mark Wotte and Wilco Van Buuren, to manage the Syrian football teams of different age categories for 4-years.

Mr. Salah Ramadan, Chairman of Syrian Football Federation said the move comes as a first step of a plan set by the Federation in cooperation with national coaches to “build the Syrian football in a correct way.”

The two Dutch coaches expressed appreciation for supervising the Syrian football, showing readiness to convey their experience to develop the Syrian football and achieve the aspired-for results in the coming tournaments.

Mark Christian Wotte (born 16 December 1960 in Enschede, Overijssel) is a football player and manager from the Netherlands. Wotte has managed teams in the Netherlands, Egypt, Qatar, England and Romania, and has also worked for the Scottish Football Association.

Wilco Van Buuren was born in 1962 in the Netherlands. He will manage the U-17 and U-15 Syrian teams.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency