Relegated side Cape Town City FC has announced Jan Vreman as their new head coach, as the club prepares for life in the second-tier league.
The Citizens recently suffered a setback as they were relegated to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. As a result, the club parted ways with many of their senior players.
And as they are set to play in the second-tier league in the upcoming season, Vreman will lead the charge. He is a Dutch coach and former player who was most recently in charge of second-division side De Graafschap in his native country.
He takes over from Diogo Peral, who has been in charge on an interim basis towards the end of the 2024/25 season. Peral took over from Muhsin Ertugral, who had initially joined the club as a technical director and interim coach.
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In his managerial career, which began in 2003, the 59-year-old began as a youth coach at De Graafschap for two years. He was appointed as assistant manager of the same club from 2006 until 2014.
He also served as interim manager in the same year before he took over permanently for two seasons.
In his first season as a full-time coach, Vreman guided De Graafschap to promotion to the Eredivisie. But the club was relegated to the second division the following season.
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The UEFA Pro Licence holder says he intends to do everything to make sure that CT City returns to where it belongs.
“We want to play attractive football. Football that wins us games and earns the respect of fans and everyone that watches us,” Vreman told CT City’s media team.
“We want to fill the stands and give people a reason to show up and believe in us. Yes, of course. We have a good team. It’s been a difficult year, but these are quality players, and we will do everything to get this club to where it belongs.”
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