Soccer-Ajax part ways with coach Steijn after losing run

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Ajax Amsterdam v Olympique de Marseille - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - September 21, 2023 Ajax Amsterdam coach Maurice Steijn reacts REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

(Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam have parted ways with coach Maurice Steijn with immediate effect, the Eredivisie club said on Monday after a run of four league defeats left them second from bottom.

The 49-year-old Steijn joined Ajax in June on a three-year deal after a season at Sparta Rotterdam but their only league win came against promoted Heracles at the start of the campaign.