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| The former England manager Steve McClaren has been named as the new coach of Eredivisie side FC Twente. McClaren, who has been out of work since he left the national job in November following the failure to qualify for Euro 2008, has agreed a two-year deal at the Enschede club. He takes over from Fred Rutten, who has joined Bundesliga side Schalke. "I am delighted that I have got the chance to become coach of FC Twente," enthused McClaren. "I noted from the first meeting with chairman Joop Munsterman and other people at the club that they were very co-operative. It's an exciting time for the club, they were very successful under Fred Rutten and I cannot wait to meet the players and technical staff and to get to work. "It's a great challenge for me to be with FC Twente in the Eredivisie and Champions League and I think we can all start with a positive feeling for the new season. I would like to say to the fans, about whom I have heard a lot, that we will do everything we can to bring the club further success. "[The former PSV Eindhoven manager] Sir Bobby Robson told me that this would be a nice challenge for me. He also told me that FC Twente is a fantastic club and that I would feel at home. I am excited to be working again at a club that fits me well. I am looking forward to this new challenge." |