Dutch coach Dick Schreuder has been named the Philadelphia Union’s newest assistant coach, the club announced today. The move was first announced two months ago by VV Katwijk, the third-division Dutch team of which Schreuder served as head coach for 3.5 years.
Schreuder, 46, played for more than a decade throughout the Netherlands before transitioning into coaching. In 2007, Schreuder took the reins at SDV Barneveld, an amateur club, where he remained until 2014, when he became one of three co-coaches at the English side Barnet FC. At the time of his move to England, Barnet noted that Schreuder’s club “became renowned for their attacking style of play and focus on youth development” during the Dutchman’s time in charge.