Giovanni van Bronckhorst returns for second spell as Feyenoord manager

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] confirmed the news on Wednesday, less than two weeks after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-persie-robin/0vgcq6un/"]Robin van Persie[/a] was sacked by the new regime, led by general manager Robert Eenhoorn and technical director Davy Rigaux.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-bronckhorst-giovanni/080VPTJe/"]Van Bronckhorst[/a], who brings former Liverpool assistant Sipke Hulshoff with him to De Kuip as his 'right hand', signed a two-year contract in Rotterdam.[/p][embed guid="52fee313-eb5d-4512-b6a9-6dfcd90993ff" url="https://x.com/Feyenoord/status/2067246018089898226?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Van Bronckhorst’s return marks a new phase, in which Feyenoord aims to build on its sporting ambitions with a manager who has extensive international experience and, moreover, knows the club’s culture inside out," [/b]Rigaux said on the club website.[/p][p][b]"I have been following Giovanni’s career with interest for many years. He is a consummate professional and a real character. His wide-ranging experience, combined with his Feyenoord DNA and the hunger for further success that Robert Eenhoorn and I sensed in our conversations with him, mean that we truly believe he will help take the club another step forward."[/b][/p][p]Van Bronckhorst previously managed Feyenoord between 2015 and 2019, during which he won the Eredivisie in 2017, ending a notorious 18-year title drought in Rotterdam.[/p][embed guid="2d4b125a-e08e-465e-922d-8bf2ce576ce8" url="https://x.com/Feyenoord/status/2067252439045022150?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 51-year-old Van Bronckhorst most recently worked as an assistant to dismissed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] boss [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/slot-arne/lnG1OUjk/"]Arne Slot[/a]. Prior to his time on Merseyside, the former left-back had managed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/besiktas/IDmErJCR/"]Besiktas[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rangers/8vAWQXNS/"]Rangers FC[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/guangzhou-r-f/d6V5voQb/"]Guangzhou R&F.[/a][/p][p][b]"The partnership between Van Bronckhorst and Hulshoff, which was further developed and strengthened in England, provides Feyenoord with a complementary coaching duo who possess international experience, a winning mentality and an in-depth knowledge of the club. We are therefore absolutely delighted to welcome them both back to Rotterdam," [/b]Rigaux concluded.[/p]