He's just signed as the new F.C. Twente manager. He'll have taken a massive pay-cut for the job but I'm sure he can afford it..at least he's in the prelims of the CL as Twente knocked Ajax out ROTFLMFAO @ that.
Champions League - McClaren back in management
Eurosport - Fri, 20 Jun 11:06:00 2008
Former England manager Steve McClaren has agreed to a two-year deal to coach FC Twente.
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FC Twente will play in the Champions League next season, giving the 47-year-old McClaren a fresh challenge following his sacking in the wake of England's failure to qualify for the Euro 2008.
McClaren said he had sought the advice of former England manager Bobby Robson before deciding to agree terms on what is his first coaching job since leaving the England post.
"I got some advice from Bobby Robson, who told me that the Dutch championship, and the club, would be to my liking," said McClaren.
McClaren replaces Fred Rutten, who has agreed to coach Schalke 04 in Germany's Bundesliga.
WHO ARE FC TWENTE?
Founded in 1965 in the southern city of Enschede, FC Twente are named after the region in which the 150,000-strong city resides.
To date, the only trophies adorning the cabinet of the Arke Stadium are two Dutch Cups (1997, 2001) and the 2006 Intertoto Cup.
The Eredivisie title has briefly called the city home, as it was won by Sportclub Enschede in 1926. Sportclub later merged with neighbours Enschedese Boys to form FC Twente.
Nicknamed the Tukkers, which is also how the inhabitants of the region are known, they have qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round for the first time in their history after beating Dutch giants Ajax in the end-of-season play-off.
After beating the four-time European Cup-winners 2-1 in Amsterdam, courtesy of two goals from star striker Blaise Nkufo, they held on for a second-leg 0-0 draw at home to come within a step of the lucrative group stages, something McClaren is now charged with achieving.
The 33-year-old striker Nkufo is one of Twente's star players, finishing as their top scorer in each of the past three seasons. The Congolese-born player spent most of his career as a journeyman around Switzerland, and became the first black player to represent the country, but missed the final Euro 2008 squad due to injury.
Club captain Orlando Engelaar is currently a key part of the Dutch squad that is dazzling at the European Championships, and plays in midfield alongside Australia international and former Middlesbrough trainee Luke Wilkshire.
The club enjoyed its golden period not long after forming, finishing third in the league three times in the late '60s and early '70s. This era culminated in them pushing Feyenoord for the title, before losing 3-2 to the Rotterdam club on the final day of the season.
However, UEFA Cup qualification was the reward for their efforts, and they exceeded expectations again by reaching the final along with Borussia Munchengladbach.
They were destined to finish second-best again, however, as the 0-0 draw they earned in the first leg in Germany was obliterated in the 5-1 defeat in the return leg.
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