Two weeks after he had been dismissed as Chelsea assistant coach (read more here), former Barcelona assistant coach Henk ten Cate (53) was yesterday appointed as the new Panathinaikos manager.
The statement on the official Panathinaikos website reads as follows: "Panathinaikos announces the hiring of the Dutch Henk ten Cate as Head Coach. Mr. ten Cate signed a 2 year contract and he will arrive in Greece at the end of June for his official presentation from the club."
In a first reaction to the Greek club's official media, Ten Cate showed his satisfaction about the move: "I'm delighted to have reached an agreement with Panathinaikos FC. In my career I have been used to working at the highest level of competition and that's one of the reasons why I consider this new step to be a great challenge. Panathinaikos' organization, history, ambition and attitude towards football in general match those of the greatest football clubs in Europe, so I'm confident that we will achieve our goals. I'm looking forward to coming to Athens and meeting my players."
Henk ten Cate was the first assistant of Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard between 2003 and 2006. He arrived from Dutch club NAC Breda where he was head coach. Three years later, Ten Cate left Barcelona to become the manager of Ajax Amsterdam. With Barcelona, Ten Cate won two consecutive Spanish league titles in 2005 and 2006, one Spanish super cup in 2005 and one Champions League in 2006.
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I'm happy to see Henk get this opportunity. He played a prominent role behind the scenes in Barca's past triumphs and I wish him all the success in the world. Good luck Henk!
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