Ajax Amsterdam have named John Heitinga as their new coach, with the former Netherlands defender signing a two-year deal, the Eredivisie club confirmed on Saturday.

Ajax have named John Heitinga as their new head coach following the departure of Francesco Farioli.Farioli resigned after overseeing a dramatic late-season collapse in the Eredivisie title race. His

Ajax has hired John Heitinga as head coach to replace Francesco Farioli nearly two weeks after the Italian resigned following the team’s late-season collapse.