Han Berger says that he is not satisfied with his progress after being reappointed as Football Federation Australia's national technical director.
Berger is set to remain as technical director until July 2014 after FFA CEO David Gallop announced the extension of his contract on Wedesday.
The 62-year-old Dutchman got the FFA main technical role in January 2009 and its national football curriculum four months later, but remains convinced that Australia has a long way to go in the football-development introduced.
"I welcome the opportunity to continue my work with FFA that me great satisfaction and pleasure in the past four years," said Berger.
"I'm not satisfied that we have gone as far as we can go in the lifting of the quality of our football, our players and our coaches and getting the message that in Australia and I am glad that an extended deadline to do this.
"I would particularly like to see the advantage of enhanced coaching education programs and programs for talented players come to fruition with better results for our national youth teams, and eventually with the Qantas Socceroos and Westfield Matildas."
Berger hit Australia's youth development in July, claiming that some coaches do not understand his curriculum, while others have ignored his recommendations.
But despite the frustration, Berger looks forward to ' next steps ' in his project, while Gallop claimed that the Dutchman work is clearly improved Australian footballer.
"It is clear that the technical side of football development has advanced significantly during the four years that Han has been on board with FFA," Gallop said.
"Han produced the first ever national curriculum and is responsible for its implementation that has seen great progress in coach and player education.
"He has an impressive network established throughout Australia to do this, with great effect.
"Han is currently working on a second, expanded version of the Curriculum that will be launched early next year.
"It will be the implementation of the technical improvements that he has introduced to consolidate."
Berger's position is for only eight months per year because he the other four with his family in Netherlands during periods of limited football activity in Australia will spend.
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