The former Netherlands midfielder takes charge of a Brazilian club one place above the relegation zone, his first job since 2019.
Corinthians have appointed Clarence Seedorf as head coach, the club said in social media posts on Sunday, 11 October. The former Netherlands midfielder has signed a contract until the end of the 2027 season, the club said, and is back in management for the first time since Cameroon sacked him in July 2019.
The 50-year-old inherits a club sitting 16th of 20 teams in Brazil's top division, just above the drop zone, with eight games to play. He succeeds Fernando Diniz, the former Brazil interim national coach, who was sacked after the club lost seven consecutive league games.
Seedorf described what the appointment means to him:
"Taking on this challenge is an honour, but also a huge responsibility. I am here to give my all and build a team that fights for every ball, every minute, every victory."
He inherits a squad that features two former Manchester United players, Memphis Depay and Jesse Lingard.
Seedorf retired from playing in 2014, after a career that took him to Brazil, where it finished with Botafogo. His four Champions League titles came with Ajax in 1995, when he was 19, Real Madrid in 1998, and Milan in 2003 and 2007. He is still the only player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs.
His time in management has been short: he took over at Milan in January 2014 and was dismissed that June, and he later coached Shenzhen and Deportivo La Coruña.
The club made the news public hours ahead of its derby with Palmeiras in the Brasileirão.
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