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on 22 Oct 2009

The Heart starter John van't Schip former Ajax Star


SEEING her children grow up and relocate across the vast land of Canada was not something John van't Schip's mother Riet could ever contemplate.

She wanted her kids close by, so the van't Schips moved back to Holland and a family-friendly environment.

More than 35 years later, the width of Canada is a mere stone's throw compared to the journey just undertaken by her oldest son and middle child, who has moved from Amsterdam to Australia to be the first coach of new A-League franchise Melbourne Heart.

"I went to see her before I came here," van't Schip said. "She said, 'I went to Holland and now you're going to Australia'."

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