BERT VAN MARWIJK has stepped down as Netherlands coach after his team’s first round elimination from the European football championships, the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) announced on Wednesday.
A statement on the KNVB’s website said: “On the initiative of Bert van Marwijk, the KNVB and Bert van Marwijk decided on Wednesday to end the coach’s contract with immediate effect.”
The 60-year-old’s contract had been due to run until the 2016 European championships.
Van Marwijk’s resignation follows a disappointing Euro 2012 campaign, in which the Oranje were knocked out at the group stage without taking a point.
