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Hiddink almost certain to be new Australia coach
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-20 09:12
PSV Eindhoven coach Guus Hiddink is almost certain to take over as Australia
coach, Football Federation Australia chief executive John O'Neill has said.
"It's
fair to say (Hiddink) is our preferred candidate," O'Neill told Australian
website Fox Sports. "The ink is not dry on the paper but very close. It's a
matter of days, not weeks.
"We expect that once his duties (in Korea) are over we'll get his undivided
attention. It will be a great coup if we get him and I'm 99 percent sure we
will."
Hiddink, who guided co-hosts South Korea to the semi-finals of the 2002 World
Cup, has returned to the country where he is a hero for the Peace Cup tournament
with Dutch champions PSV.
Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper said on Wednesday Hiddink was expected to
arrive in Australia to sign the contract once PSV's run in the tournament was
over.
PSV play French club Olympique Lyon later on Wednesday. If they win they will
advance to the final on Sunday.
Hiddink will replace Frank Farina, who stepped down after six years in charge
following Australia's elimination from the Confederations Cup last month.
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