Dick Advocaat is back in football after yet another retirement u-turn as he takes up a special assistant role at FC Utrecht.
The 74-year-old made what looked like an emotional farewell to football last May after leading Feyenoord into Europe.
But it didn't last long as he remarkably became coach of Iraq at the start of last season.
However he quit in November after failing to win any of six World Cup qualifiers.
He said he was stepping down after bossing 14 different clubs, six national teams and pacing the dugout in over 1100 matches over 44 years.
Now the former Rangers boss has found himself in a footballing role again with the Dutch club confirming he will act as a sounding board for interim head coach Rick Kruys.
Advocaat previously managed Utrecht in the 2018/19 season and also played 39 games for the club in the period between 1983 and 1984.
This time around Advocaat will be in the stand rather than in the dugout in a similar role to the one he carried out for Giovanni van Bronckhorst when the current Rangers boss in the Feyenoord hot-seat.
Technical director Jordy Zuidam said: "Dick knows the club of course and has also worked with Rick before.
"It was an explicit wish of Rick to add Dick to the staff, so that he has an extra opportunity to soundboard.
"We are happy that Dick is ready with his many years of experience."
Utrecht lie seventh in the Eredivisie with a trip to RKC Waalwijk up next.
The Dutchman won a historic treble in his first season at Ibrox, famously clinching the title in a 3-0 win over Celtic at Parkhead which was followed up by a League and Cup double in 2000.
