Edwin van der Sar said of Boulahrouz "He is an important defender, but he is also the man to lift spirits within the squad. He is the sort of guy you need around during long evenings at training camp." Former Dutch centre-back Jaap Stam said that Boulahrouz could become his successor. Coaching career In early 2021, Boulahrouz returned to his boyhood club AZ, joining as an assistant coach for the Under-18 team; in September 2021 he successively signed a two-year contract with the club as an assistant and defensive coach for the senior team, a role he left by the end of the 2021–22 season. Career statistics Club International Honours Hamburger SV UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005 Netherlands FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010 References External links Continued dialogue with Khalid Boulahrouz Interview with Boulahrouz Official Danish Superliga stats Premier League Profile 1981 births Living people Footballers from Maassluis 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Association football central defenders Brøndby IF players Bundesliga players Chelsea F.C. players Danish Superliga players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Dutch people of Riffian descent Dutch footballers Dutch people of Moroccan-Berber descent Eredivisie players Excelsior Maassluis players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Feyenoord players Hamburger SV players La Liga players Netherlands international footballers Premier League players RKC Waalwijk players Sevilla FC players Sporting CP footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2012 players VfB Stuttgart players