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Former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper coach gets European gig
A former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper coach has found a new club in Europe almost three years after leaving the PSL giants.
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Jyri Nieminen is the new Feyenoord goalkeeper coach, and he joins them from New York Red Bulls in the US, the club confirmed in a statement.
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Nieminen, who was born in Finland, will now get to work in Eredivisie where he will try and gain as much experience as possible.
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The 35-year-old has been around the blocks for years with different clubs across the world, including the national teams.
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Here at home, Nieminen joined Pirates in July 2019 to work with Micho Sredojevic but the Serb left soon afterwards and he worked with Rhulani Mokwena for 14 games.
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Nieminen was then introduced to Josef Zinnbauer whom he worked with until his departure to New York Red Bulls in December 2020.
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