Oct 30 (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam have appointed John van't Schip as interim head coach, a week after they parted ways with Maurice Steijn, the Eredivisie club announced on Monday. "Ajax appoints John van't Schip as interim head coach. The former Ajax player signs a contract with the club running from 30 October 2023 until 30 June 2025," the club said. "Van't Schip and Ajax have agreed to him stepping into a function in technical management from 1 July 2024." "First as head coach of the first team, for the long term we see a different technical role for him."

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Persons: John van't Schip, Maurice Steijn, Marco Van Basten, John, John van Halst, Michael Valkanis, Trevor Stynes, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Ajax Amsterdam, Eredivisie, Ajax, Sunday, PSV Eindhoven, Greece, Thomson