Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt was assistant manager at Quick Boys

He has now dusted off his boots to help them earn promotion from Derde Divisie

The former Holland international first joined Quick Boys as a five-year-old

Former Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt has dusted off his football boots to try and help Quick Boys earn promotion to the third tier of Dutch football.

Quick Boys currently sit second in the Derde Divisie with eight matches remaining, five points off top spot but only the champions earn promotion.

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Kuyt, who retired from football in May 2017 just days after winning the Eredivisie title with Feyenoord, was already assistant at Quick Boys.

Former Liverpool man Dirk Kuyt has come out of retirement to help Quick Boys earn promotion

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But now he is coming out of retirement to help spark a strong run for Quick Boys, the club he first joined as a five-year-old, until the end of the season.

And upon taking up a playing role within the squad, the club have immediately acted to keep him happy.

Striker Yordi Teijsse has been sent away by Quick Boys for the rest of the campaign after he had an argument with former Holland international Kuyt during their league encounter against ODIN '59, when he walked off mid-game and didn't return.

The 37-year-old's first match for Quick Boys could be against Groningen II on Saturday afternoon at home.

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It hasn't been a bad week at all for Kuyt, who on Thursday was announced as Feyenoord's new Under 19 manager, starting from next season.