Indonesia appoints experienced coach to lead national team

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·3 January 2026

Indonesia appoints experienced coach to lead national team

The Indonesian Football Federation confirmed this Saturday the hiring of John Herdman as the new coach of the national team. The 50-year-old Englishman replaces Patrick Kluivert, who left the position after the country was eliminated from the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup.

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Herdman has a successful track record in international football. He coached the Canadian women’s national team, winning bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, and later led the men’s team to the Qatar World Cup in 2022, after 36 years away from the tournament. His most recent job was at Toronto FC, in MLS.

The new coach will make his debut in March, when Indonesia will host the FIFA Series in Jakarta, marking the beginning of a new cycle for the national team.

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