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Soccer-Krol to take over at Raja Casablanca

CASABLANCA, June 12 (Reuters) - Former Dutch World Cup captain Ruud Krol was named coach of Morocco's Raja Casablanca on a two-year deal, club officials said on Friday.

Krol becomes the third man to take charge of the club in a matter of months. Raja fired Portuguese coach Jose Romao after failing to qualify for the group phase of the African Champions League and his successor Faouzi Benzarti went back to his native Tunisia after just three weeks in the job.

It is a fifth job in north Africa over the last two years for the 66-year-old Krol.