The first-team development coach at Liverpool, Pepijn Lijnders has left his role with the Reds to become the head coach of Dutch club NEC Nijmegen, with immediate effect.
A statement on the Liverpool website disclosed that Lijnders joined the Reds in 2014 after spells with PSV Eindhoven in his home country and FC Porto in Portugal, initially taking charge of the U16s at the Academy.
He was appointed to the newly-created position of first-team development coach in the summer of 2015 and became a key member of Jürgen Klopp’s backroom staff following his arrival as manager later that year.
He now departs the club after permission was granted for the highly-respected coach to take the opportunity with the Dutch outfit, who sit second in the Netherlands’ second tier.
“I could write for hours thanking the people at Liverpool who have
helped me since I came here and the decision to leave has not been easy,” said Lijnders
“You don’t really say goodbye to Liverpool Football Club, because you will always have to represent its honesty and passion wherever you go. It’s a stamp on your back.He added.
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