jakarta โฃ- The possibility of Giovanni van Bronckhorst leading the Indonesian National โTeam is gaining traction, with PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir addressing the circulating rumors. The search for โคaโค new head coach beganโฃ last month following the dismissal of Patrick Kluivert after the national team failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Van Bronckhorst, โcurrentlyโค an โฃassistantโ manager at Liverpool, hasโ emerged as a potential candidate, fueled by his Indonesian heritage through his father from Maluku. Reports suggestโ Liverpool is โคprepared to negotiate with PSSI should the organizationโข pursue the appointment, possibly requiring โฃcompensation for โVan BronckhorstS contract which โขbegan last summer.โ Heโฃ has previously managed Feyenoord, Guangzhouโ City, โฃRangers, and Besiktas, achieving a โค58 percent win ratio throughout his coaching career.
When questioned โby journalists at the State โPalace on Tuesday,November 25,2025,Erick Thohir acknowledged theโ speculation but refrained from confirming any concrete developments.”I don’t know yet (about Giovanni van bronckhorst). Is โขheโ from the Netherlands again? I don’t know either,” Erick stated, adding that PSSI โis still in the process of evaluating candidates.
The emergence of โคVan Bronckhorst’s name follows โขrecent interest in โTimurโ Kapadze, who visitedโค Jakartaโ last week to meet with Indonesian football figures, โขthough PSSIโค has stated โhis visit โwas not at their initiative.
