Netherlands coach Marco van Basten has signed a four-year deal to become manager of Ajax Amsterdam, the Dutch club said on Friday. Van Basten announced in December he would step down from the national team after Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
The Ajax Web site (www.ajax.nl) said he would take over on July 1 from Adrie Koster who succeeded Henk ten Cate on a temporary basis after he joined Chelsea last October.