Ronald Koeman has been appointed as Southampton's new boss on a three-year-deal. The 51-year-old will replace Mauricio Pochettino in the St Mary's hotseat following his move to Premier League rivals Tottenham in May. Southampton executive director Les Reed said in a statement: 'From the moment we met with Ronald, it was clear he had the vision and ambition to take our club forward, that he shared our football philosophy and could see the opportunity to move our club to the next level. Main man: Southampton appointed Ronald Koeman (centre) as manager on a three-year-deal on Monday In the hotseat: Koeman moves to Southampton after leaving Dutch outfit Feyenoord last season
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Southampton have appointed Ronald Koeman as their new boss
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Koeman has signed a three-year-deal at the south coast club
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Koeman stepped down from Feyenoord in May after guiding them to second in the Dutch Eredivisie
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Koeman's brother Erwin will be his assistant at St Mary's
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Koeman replaces Mauricio Pochettino who is now at Tottenham
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Koeman won the 1988 European Championship with Holland and two European Cups as a player during his illustrious career
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