Bas Sibum is the new head coach of Roda JC. The club from the Keuken Kampioen Divisie confirmed that news on Tuesday. Sibum (40) signed in Kerkrade for two years.
Roda JC embraces new head coach
It was reported on Monday that Sibum and Roda had reached an agreement. With the former footballer, the club has found a successor for Edwin de Graaf, who was only employed in Kerkrade for six months.
“After the departure of Jurgen Streppel in the winter of 2022, Bas came on our radar. At the time, we had already had discussions with Bas about filling in the position as head coach of Roda JC. Together with Rob Servais (football affairs manager), we have recently taken up these conversations again. We are extremely pleased that we have found our new head coach in Bas,” says general manager Jordens Peters via Roda’s club channels.
Another season in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie for Roda JC
Sibum played for Roda between 2007 and 2008 and, after ending his professional career in 2016, opted for the coaching profession. He started as coach of the highest youth team of FC Emmen, moved on to the reserves and eventually became an assistant under coach Dick Lukkien. He has held that position for the past four seasons.
Since Lukkien will leave for FC Groningen in the summer, a vacancy for a head coach arose in Emmen. Sibum was one of the many candidates, but the talks with the club management came to nothing.
Sibum has had his papers since the summer of 2021, he took the course together with Dick Schreuder and Joseph Oosting, among others, and now gets the chance as head coach. Fifteen years after his retirement as a player, he returns to Kerkrade.
With Sibum, Emmen loses another staff member. Head coach Lukkien and assistant Casper Goedkoop leave for FC Groningen. At Roda JC, Sibum will succeed Edwin de Graaf, who was appointed in January. Before that, Jurgen Streppel was in control in Kerkrade.
Roda JC, which has been playing at the second level since 2018. Has also failed to join the sub-top of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie this season. The Limburgers are in the gray middle bracket.
