van Gaal's contract extends through the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
- Dutch football has always been close to my heart and coaching the national team is, in my opinion, a key to taking our football forward.
In addition, I see it as a great honor to lead the national team, he says in a statement on the Dutch Football Association's website.
Has won the Champions League
Louis van Gaal has a long track record.
In 1995 he won the Champions League with Ajax and he has also coached Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United.
He was the national team captain for the Netherlands between 2002 and 2004 and 2012 until 2014. He led the Netherlands to third place in the 2014 World Cup.
The Netherlands went undefeated in this summer's European Championship group stage.
But the championship came to a dark end when they lost to the Czech Republic in the round of 16.
Federal captain Frank de Boer later chose to resign.
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Sweden defeated Australia - ready for the Olympic final.
Photo: Bildbyrån