Dirk Kuijt leaves Fenerbahçe after two matches as interim coach, Digi Mart USA News: Dirk Kuijt is leaving Fenerbahçe again. The 46-year-old Katwijk native is not part of the technical staff of new head coach Emre Belözoğlu, who was appointed last week at the club, currently sixth in the Turkish league.
Kuijt had served as an assistant coach at Fenerbahçe since last summer. After head coach Ismail Kartal departed, he acted as head coach for two matches.
In his first match, he lost 2-1 to Göztepe in the league.
In his second match, Fenerbahçe secured a impressive 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League. However, that was apparently not enough for Kuijt to stay longer at the club where he also played for three seasons.
Under new coach Belözoğlu, Fenerbahçe won 5-0 against Corum last weekend. Belözoğlu and Kuijt were previously teammates at the Istanbul club.
Last week, Kuijt expressed hope that he could remain at Fenerbahçe. His coaching career has not progressed smoothly so far for the 104-cap former Netherlands international.
Kuijt’s first head coaching job was in the Eerste Divisie with ADO Den Haag, where he was dismissed after barely five months. He then led Belgian club Beerschot to promotion to the top flight, but the team was relegated the following year under his leadership.
Kuijt later moved to FC Dordrecht, which finished tenth in the Eerste Divisie last season. He joined Fenerbahçe last summer.
