Former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper coach Jyri Nieminen has been appointed as their new goalkeeper coach of Dutch giants Feyenoord.
The 35-year-old joined the Buccaneers and came in to replace Andrew Sparks as the goalkeeping coach before the start of the 2019-20 season.
After parting ways with pirates in December 2020, Nieminen joined Major Soccer League side New York Red Bulls where he spent two years before joining Feyenoord.
The Finland-born coach was appointed as the new goalkeeper coach of Feyenoord after the departure of Khalid Benlahsen.
“The care with which Feyenoord approached me gives me a very good feeling,” Nieminen told his club’s official website.
“It fills me with pride that I am now part of this great club. I look forward to working with a team of good keepers who also have enormous potential.”
Nieuwe keeperstrainer: 𝐉𝐲𝐫𝐢 𝐍𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧
‘Het vervult mij met trots dat ik nu onderdeel uitmaak van deze grote club’
— Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord) July 6, 2023
