Vic Hermans to coach Malta National futsal team

The official website of the Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) announced that Dutch coach Vic Hermans will be appointed as new coach of the Maltese Futsal national team as from August 1st. It is claimed that the Dutch coach signed a three-year contract with an option for another two years.
Vic Hermans has been coaching the Netherlands for the past eight years but decided not to renew his contract with the Dutch FA after missing out on the 2010 UEFA European Futsal Championship.
As a player, he played 45 times and scored 23 goals for his country. He went on to coach Hong Kong, Malaysia and Iran as well as Lommel SK's football team, before joining the Royal Netherlands Football Association where he has been involved with the Under-21, Under-19 and women's futsal teams.
Speaking to the KNVB website, Hermans said that his objective will be that of putting the game on a more professional basis by building on what Michal Striz has done over the past years.
"It is always a challenge for me to start at zero and leave something tangible at the end of the trip," said Vic Hermans.
Hermans will replace former Malta coach Michael Striz who has been in charge of the team for the past three years. Under his guidance, Malta played in two UEFA Championship qualifying mini-tournaments and one FIFA World Cup qualifying mini-tournament. The team failed to win any of these matches but did quite well in some friendly matches.

source: www.maltafootball.com