MOSCOW, Aug 22 Guus Hiddink, who previously led the Australian national football team, will return to the team's coaching staff for a friendly match with the New Zealanders, according to the official website of the Football Federation of Australia. The Dutchman was invited to the game dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first international match of the Australian national team. Hiddink, 75, will be assistant coach Graham Arnold. The Australian and New Zealand national teams will play the match on 22 September in Brisbane. «We are very pleased that Hiddink accepted our invitation to return to Australia for this important match. It is important not only that we strive to recognize people who have made a huge contribution to the sport in our country «I believe having Gus on the team will inspire the players. They will all be fighting for a spot in the World Cup squad,» Arnold said. when I talk about my career to people, I always highlight my experience with this team. This is the chapter in a career that gave me a lot of energy. I met kind and open people who I really liked,» Hiddink said. from 2005 to 2006. He managed to bring the team to the World Cup, where it reached the 1/8 finals. After that, the coach led the Russian team. Hiddink coached the Russian team from 2006 to 2010 and led the team to the semi-finals of Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. He worked with Anji Makhachkala from 2012 to 2013. Hiddink also coached the national teams of the Netherlands, South Korea, Turkey, as well as such clubs as Real Madrid, London Chelsea, Spanish Valencia, Turkish Fenerbahce and Dutch PSV.
