Barcelona, June 24: The club said in a statement on monday (June 23) Rijkaard, the former Netherlands national team boss, will replace Radomir Antic as first team coach. Antic was told earlier on monday that his contract would not be renewed, despite his achievement in guiding the side to a UEFA Cup place for next season. The 40-year-old Rijkaard is due to be presented as Barca's new coach at 1600 GMT at the Nou Camp. Following is a factbox on former Dutch national coach Frank Rijkaard, who was appointed as Barcelona coach on monday to replace Radomir Antic. 1962 - Born Amsterdam, September 30. 1980 - Starts first season at Ajax Amsterdam. 1981 - Makes international debut for the Netherlands on September 1 against Switzerland. went on to play 73 times for his country, scoring 10 goals. 1982 - Wins Dutch league title with Ajax in 1982, 1983 and 1985. 1987 - Wins European Cup Winners Cup at Ajax. 1988 - Moves to Real Zaragoza briefly before joining AC Milan, where he teams up with Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten in a side that won the European Cup in 1989 and 1990. 1988 - Wins European championship with the Netherlands. 1993 - Returns to Ajax, provides experience to youthful side that went on to win the 1995 European Cup. 1994 - Plays for last time in Dutch side that loses World Cup quarter-final 3-2 against Brazil on July 9. 1995 - Plays final Ajax match, ends career with the club having played 337 games for the Amsterdam-side with tally of 71 goals. 1998 - Becomes assistant Dutch national team coach. 1998 - Replaces Guus Hiddink as Dutch coach in August. Stays for 22 games, winning eight, drawing 12 and losing two. 2000 - Quits as Dutch coach in June after his team loses Euro 2000 semi-final to Italy. 2001 - Joins Sparta Rotterdam as coach. Resigns in 2002. 2003 - Appointed coach of Barcelona to replace Radomir Antic.

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