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Dick Advocaat says he is finalizing a deal to become the coach of Russia's national soccer team.
Advocaat was speaking a day after unexpectedly quitting as Belgium coach less than five months before the start of its 2012 European Championship qualifying campaign.
The Dutchman said Friday that ``I will become Russia's coach like Guus Hiddink before me, but I have not signed yet.''
Hiddink guided Russia to the semifinals of Euro 2008 but failed to qualify for this year's World Cup. He begins coaching Turkey in August.
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Advocaat took the Netherlands to the 1994 World Cup quarterfinals and the Euro 2004 semis. He coached Zenit St. Petersburg to a Russian league title and the UEFA Cup during a three-year stint before being fired last year.
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