It is only a matter of time before John van den Brom is presented as the new trainer of KRC Genk. The coach is in Belgium to complete his transition, his club FC Utrecht confirmed on Friday.
54-year-old Van den Brom and his assistant Dennis Haar are missing from the training of the club from the Dom City. The Belgian The last news announced the transition on Thursday.
An adventure at Genk means Van den Brom’s second job in Belgium. The former player of Vitesse and Ajax, among others, had Anderlecht under his wing between 2012 and 2014, with which he became champion in 2013.
Van den Brom started his coaching career at AGOVV Apeldoorn and was subsequently at the helm of ADO Den Haag, Vitesse, Anderlecht and AZ. Last summer he signed with Utrecht until mid-2022 as the successor to Dick Advocaat.
Under the leadership of the Amersfoorter, the three-time cup winner became sixth in the Eredivisie last season, which was just not enough for European football. This season, the ambitious FC Utrecht is eighth after six rounds of play.
At four-time national champion Genk, which took the title for the last time in 2019, Van den Brom is the sixth trainer within a year and a half. He succeeds the Dane Jess Thorup, who recently left for FC Copenhagen.
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