Pieter Huistra will be the Groningen coach next season.

Huistra will succeed Ron Jans, who has been at the helm of the team from 2002. Huistra has signed a contract for 2 year. He is currently employed with Ajax Youths, but his current employer will not made any obstacles to the move. Groningen had previously offered the position to Frank de Boer and Erwin Koeman, but both have rejected the proposition.