Marco van Basten will lead the Dutch national team © EuroFootball.com

As expected, Marc van Basten has been appointed as the new coach of the Dutch national team. Everything was finally resolved after an agreement was reached between M. van Basten and the Royal Dutch Football Association.

Llegendary Dutch national team striker Marc van Basten will replace Dick Advocaat, who stepped down after the Dutch national team's defeat to Portugal in the European Championship semi-finals.

The 39-year-old legendary footballer's assistant will be John van 't Schip. The coaches will be officially introduced on Monday.

During his successful career, Marc van Basten played for powerful clubs like and . With them, he won the European Champions Cup twice. In 1988, his excellent playing helped the Dutch national team win the European Championship.