The 52-year-old guided Go Ahead Eagles to ninth spot in the Eredivisie last term, their best placing since the 1970s, and secured a play-off spot for the UEFA Conference League.
Erik ten Hag managed the club in 2012/13 and ex-Reds keeper Raimond van der Gouw is a former player.
After initially impressing in youth roles at Emmen and Twente, he made the step up to head coach at Emmen at 2010.
Clearly a strategic thinker, a spell as assistant coach at Zwolle preceded a return to Utrecht in 2015, when Ten Hag was in charge.