WILLEMSTAD - After three months, the Curaçao football association FFK bade farewell to Art Langeler as national coach and Guus Hiddink as technical director. The union made the announcement last night. A reason for their sudden departure has not been given, but the association thanked both for their work and commitment to Curaçao football.
Hiddink did not have to leave, but chose to leave after FFK had decided not to continue with Langeler. The association wants to start the road towards the 2026 World Cup with another trainer. Both had a contract until March 2023.
Hiddink was already national coach and technical director of Curaçao in 2020, succeeding Remko Bicentini. Hiddink was only on the bench for two official international matches. An infection with corona brought an abrupt end to his work.
However, on May 1 of this year, he returned to work as technical director. Langeler, who was nominated by Hiddink, also started on the same date.
Under the former coach of PEC Zwolle, Curaçao played three games. Nations League matches against Honduras were won once (1-2) and lost once (0-1). The team lost 4-0 against Canada.