Jongkind

There was no scouting department, or even an office for academy coaches, and Ruben Jongkind says everything from talent development to training methods needed to change.

"We had to spot, select and train a whole new army of coaches and scouts," explains Jongkind, director of Academy and Cooperations at Volendam and responsible for writing and implementing Plan Cruyff at Ajax.

There are already plans for a multi-functional new stadium - shaped like a boat, in keeping with Volendam's fishing roots - but Jongkind says promotion will mean having to at least double the club's budget.

"You can't separate his story from the changes we made," explains Jongkind.

"He ran not so efficiently or graciously, so we needed to change his movement style," adds Jongkind.