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Aloysius Paulus Maria “ Louis “ van Gaal OON ( dutch pronunciation : [ luˈʋi vɑŋ ˈɣaːl ] ( ) ; [ 3 ] born 8 August 1951 ) is a dutch football coach and erstwhile player who is the current steer coach of the Netherlands national team. At club horizontal surface, he served as coach of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United, a well as having three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal is one of the most decorate managers in worldly concern football, having won 20 major honours in his managerial career. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He is sometimes nicknamed the “ Iron Tulip ”. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Before his career as a passenger car, Van Gaal played as a midfielder for Royal Antwerp, Telstar, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and AZ. He is besides a in full qualified physical education teacher, and worked at high schools during his career as a semi-professional football player. [ 9 ] After a brief spell as an assistant coach at AZ, Van Gaal served as the assistant under Leo Beenhakker at Ajax and finally took over as fountainhead passenger car in 1991. Under his leave, the club won three Eredivisie titles, the UEFA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. He moved to Barcelona in 1997 and won two league titles and one Copa del Rey, but left after disagreements with the club ‘s hierarchy. Van Gaal was then appointed at the Netherlands, but failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This preceded another brief spell at Barcelona, before he returned to AZ, where he won an Eredivisie claim, and was hired by Bayern Munich in 2009. [ 10 ] In Germany, he secured the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and reached the concluding of the Champions League, but returned to the Netherlands, where he led the state to a third-place finish at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was then hired at Manchester United by and by that summer, where he won one FA Cup before being dismissed in 2016. Despite previously announcing his retirement due to family reasons in 2019, Van Gaal returned to management in August 2021 when he was appointed as promontory coach of the Netherlands for a third base time. [ 11 ]
Playing and early coach career [edit ]
Van Gaal was born in Amsterdam. [ 1 ] As a child, he started playing for the Amsterdam amateur side RKSV de Meer. At the age of 20, he joined the second team of Ajax, but was never chosen to play in the first team, which at the time boasted players such as Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens in the midfield positions. He was loaned to Belgian First Division side Royal Antwerp playing under Guy Thys with whom he was runner-up in the belgian top division in 1974 and 1975. During his prison term with Antwerp, Van Gaal suffered a break nose in a friendly against K.V. Kortrijk. [ 12 ] After four years spent in Belgium, he returned to his fatherland and made his Eredivisie debut for Telstar under the steering of coach, Mircea Petescu, whom he followed to Sparta Rotterdam. He former joined AZ, where he besides became assistant coach in 1986. After a short-change career at AZ, he returned to Ajax to become Leo Beenhakker ‘s adjunct. When Beenhakker left in 1991, Van Gaal took over as director. [ 13 ]
Management career [edit ]
Ajax ( 1991–1997 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal in 1988 as assistant coach with Ajax Van Gaal was Ajax coach from 1991 until 1997 and had a very successful tenure. Under Van Gaal, Ajax became the Eredivisie champions three times, in 1994, 1995 ( notably going the stallion 1994–95 season unbeaten in both the league and the Champions League ) and 1996. [ 14 ] He besides led Ajax to the KNVB Cup in 1993 and the Johan Cruyff Shield in 1993, 1994, and 1995. On the european setting, Ajax captured the UEFA Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 1995 after beating Milan in the final examination. The latter gain was followed by a 5–1 aggregate acquire over real Zaragoza in the 1995 UEFA Super Cup. Late in 1995, Ajax beat brazilian side Grêmio on penalties to win the Intercontinental Cup. Ajax were besides Champions League runner-up in 1996 after losing to Juventus on penalties. Ajax was so successful under Van Gaal ‘s leadership that during the 1990s, the Netherlands national team was dominated by Ajax players such as Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, Dennis Bergkamp, Frank and Ronald de Boer, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Winston Bogarde, Michael Reiziger, and Edwin van five hundred Sar. After serving out his contract at Ajax in 1997, Van Gaal received his knighthood in the ordering of Orange-Nassau. [ 15 ]
Barcelona ( 1997–2000 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal moved to Barcelona in 1997, taking over from Bobby Robson, and helped the team win two La Liga titles ( 1997–98, 1998–99 ) and the Copa del Rey once. [ 14 ] Despite this success, he clashed with the media and came under criticism. He expressed that it was unmanageable to implement his football philosophy at Barcelona due to cultural differences, and that he struggled hard as some players were unwilling to follow his head. [ 16 ] His rows with Rivaldo are an example of this : Van Gaal insisted Rivaldo gambling as a leave winger, whereas Rivaldo argued that he wanted to play in the centre, in effect undermining Van Gaal. [ 17 ] Van Gaal finally left the Catalan side on 20 May 2000, [ 16 ] days after losing the league deed to Deportivo de La Coruña, uttering the immortal line, “ Amigos de la prensa. Yo me voy. Felicidades. ” ( “ Friends of the weight-lift. I am leaving. Congratulations. ” ) [ 13 ] He returned to the Netherlands to manage the Netherlands national team in formulation for the 2002 FIFA World Cup .
Netherlands national team ( 2000–2002 ) [edit ]
Under Van Gaal, the Netherlands started their campaign to qualify for the 2002 World Cup ill. Placed in Group 2, an injury-hit side could only manage to secure a late 2–2 draw at home to the Republic of Ireland, having been 2–0 down with 20 minutes to go. [ 18 ] A 4–0 win over Cyprus was followed by a 2–0 frustration to Portugal. In 2001, the Netherlands beat Andorra, Cyprus and Estonia, but despite leading group leaders Portugal 2–0 with seven minutes left, drew 2–2 and fell three points behind second-place Republic of Ireland, who were unbeaten. When the sides met in Dublin, Van Gaal boasted before the equal that his police squad was so much more talented, even the irish fans would want them to qualify. Ireland went down to ten men after 58 minutes but scored nine minutes late and won 1–0. The Netherlands fell seven points behind them with two games left to play, meaning that they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first base time since 1986. [ 19 ] Van Gaal stepped down ampere director on 31 January 2002 to be replaced by Dick Advocaat. After this, speculation began that Van Gaal would succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United once Ferguson claimed he would retire that year. According to Van Gaal, Ferguson decided against retiring and the deal fell through. [ 20 ]
reelect to Barcelona ( 2002–2003 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal returned to Barcelona for the get down of the 2002–03 temper on a contract until June 2005, but results were inconsistent. The cabaret won a record-equalling ten consecutive matches in the Champions League but struggled in La Liga. After four wins, four draw and three defeats from their opening 11 league matches, Barcelona lost three matches in a course, to Real Sociedad, relegation-threatened Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla. Two wins and a draw better things but after consecutive defeats to Valencia and Celta de Vigo, he left by common accept on 28 January 2003 with the club in 12th position, equitable three points above the relegation partition and 20 points behind leaders actual Sociedad. [ 13 ] His transfers, particularly the signings of goalkeeper Robert Enke, midfielder Gaizka Mendieta and playmaker Juan Román Riquelme, all defeated. [ 21 ] Riquelme had been bought to replace Rivaldo, whom Van Gaal had released on a free transfer despite having a year left on his condense. The two had fallen out during Van Gaal ‘s previous tenure and after Van Gaal returned, Rivaldo said, “ Van Gaal is the main cause of my deviation. I do n’t like Van Gaal, and I am surely that he does n’t like me, either. ” [ 22 ] Van Gaal replied that Rivaldo ‘s miss of commitment was the reason he was released, saying that he “ was only concern in making more money and playing less. He was chosen as the best musician in 1999, but he has not handled himself well since then and has not behaved like a football player should. He had illusions about Barca and was requesting to take holidays when important Champions League games were approaching. He then hides back home in Brazil. He plays for Brazil like we needed him to at Barcelona, and he has proved this in the World Cup finals, showing he reserved himself for Japan. ” [ 23 ] Rivaldo joined A.C. Milan and won that season ‘s Champions League .
return to Ajax ( 2004 ) [edit ]
In 2004, Van Gaal returned to Ajax as a technical foul director, but resigned by and by that year due to an inner conflict with Ronald Koeman. [ 24 ] [ 25 ]
AZ ( 2005–2009 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal with AZ In January 2005, it was announced that Van Gaal would replace Co Adriaanse as AZ director on 1 July 2005. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Under Van Gaal, AZ finished moment in the Eredivisie in 2005–06 and third in 2006–07. Van Gaal besides led AZ to a runner-up polish in the 2006–07 KNVB Cup and lost a 2007–08 Champions League reservation play-off to Ajax 4–2 on sum. Van Gaal initially announced he would leave AZ at the end of the 2007–08 temper due to disappointing results, with the club finishing 11th in the Eredivisie. [ 28 ] When respective players of the AZ police squad pointed out that they would like him to stay with AZ, however, he said he would give the players a gamble to prove themselves. AZ started the 2008–09 season with two losses : 2–1 to NAC Breda and 0–3 to ADO Den Haag, but after that the Alkmaar-based club remained unbeaten until 18 April, topping the table ahead of Twente and Ajax for the integral season, despite being predicted to finish a low as 13th by pundits. [ 29 ] AZ had the best defensive record in the Eredivisie and the second-best goalscoring record, behind Ajax, thanks to its unsavory couple of league topscorer Mounir El Hamdaoui and brazilian Ari. They were crowned league champions on 19 April, one day after AZ suffered an unexpected personnel casualty at home to Vitesse, which ended a string of 28 unbeaten games ( surpassing the team ‘s 1980–81 record of 25 unbeaten games ). That lapp day Ajax, the only adversary still in theory able to surpass AZ, lost 6–2 to PSV. [ 30 ] [ 31 ]
Bayern Munich ( 2009–2011 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal and Bayern Munich players celebrating their Bundesliga victory in 2010 On 1 July 2009, Van Gaal took over as coach of Bayern Munich. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] He referred to his new employer as a “ ambition cabaret ”. On 28 August 2009, he strengthened his team by signing compatriot Arjen Robben from Real Madrid ; this reunited the two, with Van Gaal selecting Robben for his debut in the Netherlands U20 team. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] Van Gaal got off to a poor beginning as Bayern bus, winning only one of his first four matches in charge, and by November the club was on the verge of a Champions League group stage passing following two losses to Bordeaux. With Bayer Leverkusen at the peak of the Bundesliga, speculation was rampant that he was on the brink of a departure from Bayern even earlier than his harbinger Jürgen Klinsmann. Van Gaal, however, kept insisting he is a “ prozesstrainer “, meaning that his team needs time to play the way he imagines. [ 37 ]
Van Gaal installed many young players as fixtures in the startle 11, including Thomas Müller and Holger Badstuber, and besides converted the winger Bastian Schweinsteiger into a defensive midfielder. A feud with italian striker Luca Toni, who had played an crucial character in Bayern ‘s 2007–08 league and cup doubling, led to Toni ‘s act to Roma. Bayern Munich ‘s form, however, improved with two Champions League victories including an impressive 4–1 victory over Juventus in Turin, which allowed them to progress from their group in second base status behind Bordeaux. By March, Bayern had moved to the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal and were exceed of the Bundesliga, ahead of Bayer Leverkusen. On 8 May 2010, Bayern were crowned Bundesliga champions following a 3–1 winnings at Hertha BSC, [ 38 ] making Van Gaal the first base ever Dutch coach to win the Bundesliga. [ 39 ] On 15 May 2010, Bayern won the DFB-Pokal with a 4–0 victory over Werder Bremen, thus securing the domestic double. [ 40 ] In the Champions League, Bayern won 4–4 on the away goals predominate in the quarter-final against Manchester United [ 41 ] and 4–0 on aggregate against Lyon in the semi-final, [ 42 ] securing them a spot in the concluding, where Van Gaal was to meet his former schoolchild and adjunct at Barcelona, Internazionale passenger car José Mourinho. [ 43 ] Bayern, however, lost the final 2–0, handing Inter a first italian treble and frankincense failing to secure the treble themselves. [ 44 ] On 25 May 2010, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge expressed his desire to extend Van Gaal ‘s condense as the cabaret was very glad with his performance, despite Van Gaal hush having one year of his condense to fulfil. [ 45 ] At the end of the season, Van Gaal was voted Manager of the year in the annually poll organized by VDV ( professional players ‘ union in Germany ) and german magazine kicker. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Van Gaal ‘s Bayern started the 2010–11 season by winning the DFL-Supercup, which had been officially reinstated after a 14-year absence. [ 48 ] On 7 March 2011, Bayern Munich declared that Van Gaal ‘s abridge was to be cancelled after the end of the 2010–11 season. [ 49 ] however, he was rather sacked on 10 April 2011 after losing the third invest in the Bundesliga. [ 50 ]
render to Netherlands national team ( 2012–2014 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal with the Dutch national team in 2013 On 6 July 2012, Van Gaal was presented as the raw Netherlands coach. [ 51 ] “ I am happy that the KNVB approached me ”, said Van Gaal, who was assisted by former Dutch internationals Danny Blind and Patrick Kluivert, both part of his successful Ajax team from 1995. “ This is the challenge which I have been waiting for. ” [ 52 ] Van Gaal led the Netherlands through its 2014 World Cup reservation group as the team won nine and drew one of their ten matches with a finish remainder of 34–5. qualification was secured with two matches to spare, following a 2–0 away win against Andorra on 10 September 2013. [ 53 ] Despite their successful passing crusade, expectations surrounding the Netherlands national team were relatively abject due to mix pre-tournament friendly performances and the failure of the Dutch team in Euro 2012, where they suffered three defeats out of three in the group stages in that tournament. In their beginning group game at the World Cup, at the Estádio Fonte Nova in Salvador, however, Van Gaal ‘s Dutch team came from behind to defeat reigning champions Spain 5–1. [ 54 ] The Dutch victory over Spain was attributed in contribution to Van Gaal ‘s use of counter-attacking tactics which disrupted the tiki-taka possession-based football of the spanish team. His habit of a 3–5–2 constitution was celebrated, as opposed to the typical Dutch 4–3–3 and this helped the Netherlands to tactically take advantage of Spain ‘s weaknesses. [ 55 ] In their adjacent couple, the Dutch were trailing 2–1 to Australia in the second half of their second group game, before winning 2–3 with the winning goal from young stand-in Memphis Depay. [ 56 ] ahead of the concluding crippled in the group, Van Gaal accused FIFA of “ playing tricks ” in the schedule of matches to advantage the home state, as Brazil were to play their last group match four hours after the Dutch, who they could meet in the round of 16 depending on their leave. Brazil director Luiz Felipe Scolari reacted by saying, “ It was FIFA who chose the kick-off time. Some people expressed a view that we were going to choose who we were going to play. Those sorts of comments are either unintelligent or ill-intentioned. ” Van Gaal besides criticised the referees who had awarded penalties against the dutch in both of their matches, calling the decisions “ undue ” and “ wrong ”. [ 57 ] The Dutch won their death group meet against Chile 2–0 to advance through as group winners. [ 58 ] They then defeated Mexico 2–1 in the round of 16, coming behind from a Giovani bash Santos goal in the 45th moment, with Wesley Sneijder and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scoring in the 89th and 90+2 minutes respectively. During their quarter-final equal against Costa Rica in the World Cup, Van Gaal made the decision to substitute first-choice goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen for Tim Krul in the final infinitesimal of supernumerary time ; as Krul had not played at all in the Netherlands ‘ four anterior matches at the tournament, Van Gaal saved one of his three allowed substitutions to bring Krul on. [ 59 ] This decisiveness paid away, as Krul saved two of the rib Rican penalties to send the Netherlands through to the semi-finals to face Argentina. The Dutch team lost to Argentina in another penalty gunfight. Van Gaal ended his tenure [ 60 ] as Netherlands coach on 12 July 2014 when the Dutch beat the hosts Brazil 3–0 in the third/fourth topographic point play-off match with goals from Robin vanguard Persie, Daley Blind and Georginio Wijnaldum. [ 61 ]
manchester United ( 2014–2016 ) [edit ]
Van Gaal was confirmed to replace David Moyes as the new director for Manchester United on 19 May 2014. [ 62 ] He signed a three-year narrow coming into impression after the 2014 World Cup. [ 62 ] He named Ryan Giggs as his adjunct director, Marcel Bout as assistant bus, specialising in oppositional scouting, and Frans Hoek as goalkeeping coach. [ 62 ] Albert Stuivenberg was appointed as assistant coach. [ 63 ] Van Gaal claimed he had inherited a “ break ” United police squad, [ 64 ] [ 65 ] [ 66 ] and that he would give young a probability. [ 67 ] Ed Woodward said Van Gaal had “ shanghai everyone around the club ” and that there was “ a real positive energy and buzz around the space ”. [ 68 ]
2014–15 season [edit ]
Van Gaal ‘s first signings were midfielder Ander Herrera for £29 million, [ 69 ] [ 70 ] and defender Luke Shaw for £30 million. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] On 20 August, Argentine defender Marcos Rojo was bought for €20 million from Sporting CP [ 73 ] and, on 26 August, United signed Argentine winger Ángel Di María from Real Madrid on a five-year shrink. Di María ‘s £59.7 million tip set a modern record for a sign by an english baseball club, and took the baseball club ‘s summer spend to a reported £130 million. [ 74 ] On transfer deadline day, Van Gaal signed Daley Blind from Ajax for a tip of £14 million [ 75 ] and was granted an extension to sign Radamel Falcao on loanword from Monaco for a reported £6 million. [ 76 ] On 24 July, Van Gaal managed United for the foremost time as they beat the LA Galaxy 7–0 in a pre-season friendly, [ 77 ] [ 78 ] using a 3–5–2 formation. [ 79 ] Manchester United won the 2014 International Champions Cup under Van Gaal, winning the final examination 3–1 against rivals Liverpool on 4 August. [ 80 ] Van Gaal lost his first official game in tear, a 2–1 home plate kill to Swansea City in the opening match of the 2014–15 Premier League season. [ 81 ] On 26 August, United lost 4–0 to League One side Milton Keynes Dons in the second gear round of the League Cup ; it was United ‘s earliest League Cup die. [ 82 ] He won his first competitive plot in United ‘s one-fourth match of the league season, a 4–0 home victory over Queens Park Rangers, with goals from Di María, Herrera, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata. [ 83 ] After 10 league matches, United were in one-ninth set with 13 points and three victories, their worst begin to the season since 1986–87 under Ron Atkinson. [ 84 ] Their inadequate melt included a humiliating 5–3 defeat to newly promoted Leicester City. The police squad was suffering from injuries, including to modern signings Herrera, Rojo and Falcao. [ 84 ] Van Gaal reacted to the poor form by saying that it would take three years to take his United team to their full electric potential. [ 85 ] On 4 February 2015, Van Gaal was charged by The Football Association ( FA ) over comments he made about the referee Chris Foy, saying, “ Every expression of a match is against us – the sales talk, the referee ” during United ‘s scoreless describe with Cambridge United. [ 86 ] After a request hear with the FA, Van Gaal was cleared of his charges, but was warned of future conduct. [ 87 ] On 8 February, Van Gaal was criticised by West Ham United coach Sam Allardyce for his farseeing ball tactics after the Hammers conceded a late equalizer to United. Van Gaal responded to the criticism with statistics which seem to show that West Ham have played more long balls than his side. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] His tactics were defended by chap managers Arsène Wenger and Garry Monk. [ 90 ] [ 91 ] United ‘s form improved as the season progressed. A run of seven straight Premier League wins was character of a ten-match unbeaten run that started with a 1–0 home acquire over Crystal Palace on 8 November 2014 and was ended by Southampton, who won 1–0 at Old Trafford on 11 January 2015. [ 92 ] United completed another sequence of seven league wins in a course between 28 February and 12 April, concluding with an impressive 4–2 get the better of of champions and local rivals Manchester City. This was followed by three back-to-back losses to Chelsea, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. [ 93 ] United were besides knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the 2014–15 FA Cup by holders and eventual winners Arsenal, who inflicted a 2–1 home get the better of on Van Gaal ‘s team on 9 March. [ 94 ] In his first season, Van Gaal led Manchester United to a fourth-place end, three places and six points higher than the previous season. [ 95 ]
2015–16 season [edit ]
During the summer transplant windowpane, Van Gaal strengthened his police squad by bringing in Memphis Depay from PSV, Matteo Darmian from Torino, Sergio Romero from Sampdoria, Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton, Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich and Anthony Martial from Monaco. United well defeated Club Brugge in the qualifying round of the 2015–16 Champions League to earn a invest in the group stage. Domestically, United were hearty in defense mechanism and went top of the Premier League at the end of September ; however, mix results followed, leaving them in fourth situation going into November. They were eliminated from the League Cup by Championship club Middlesbrough and were eliminated from the Champions League at the group stage on 8 December after a 3–2 loss away to VfL Wolfsburg. They finished one-third in their group and subsequently dropped down to the UEFA Europa League. [ 96 ] Fifteen days late, Van Gaal walked out of a press conference after being questioned about his future, amid speculations of dismissal following a six-game guide without a gain. He concluded, “ I wish you a alert Christmas and possibly besides a glad raw year when I see you. ” [ 97 ] The new year began well for the Dutchman with wins against Swansea City, Sheffield United and Liverpool, and a draw against Newcastle United. Manchester United, however, lost to Southampton on 23 January, rekindling rumors about Van Gaal offer to resign, but having his resignation rejected by United executive Ed Woodward. [ 98 ]
After a 3–0 get the better of aside to Tottenham Hotspur on 10 April, respective United players reportedly turned on Van Gaal in the dress room, calling him “ clueless ” and questioning his tactics after he openly criticized young striker Marcus Rashford and several early players and made several questionable decisions during the match, a result which left United four points off fourth-placed Manchester City. [ 99 ] On 21 May 2016, Van Gaal won his merely trophy with Manchester United, the FA Cup, when his english defeated Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra clock time ; Jesse Lingard ‘s winning goal made United match Arsenal ‘s then-record of 12 FA Cups. [ 100 ] Two days later, Van Gaal and the dutch members of his staff were sacked by the baseball club. [ 101 ]
foramen from managing ( 2016–2021 ) [edit ]
On 17 January 2017, it was announced that Van Gaal had retired “ for class reasons ”. [ 102 ] He by and by said that it was only a sabbatical. [ 103 ] On 12 March 2019, Van Gaal announced his official retirement from football. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] On 15 June 2021, Telstar announced that during the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie, Louis van Gaal would be managing the Telstar police squad for one individual peer as a charity event. Supporters can buy lottery tickets with the winning ticket giving rights to be van Gaal ‘s assistant during this match. [ 106 ]
third base stint at the Netherlands national team ( 2021−present ) [edit ]
On 4 August 2021, Van Gaal came out of retirement to take charge of the Netherlands national team for a third time. He replaced Frank de Boer, who left the position in June following the team ‘s disappoint euro 2020 campaign. [ 107 ]
personal life [edit ]
The youngest of nine brothers and sisters, Van Gaal was brought up as a Catholic. His don, a salesman, died when Van Gaal was 11. At the age of 18, Van Gaal met Fernanda Obbes at a Catholic youth group. They married three years late, and had two daughters, Brenda and Renate. In 1994, Obbes died of liver-colored and pancreatic cancer. [ citation needed ] Van Gaal was mocked by fans of Ajax ‘s opponents for her illness. [ 108 ] In 2008, Van Gaal married his current wife, Truus, with whom he shares a holiday home near Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. [ 109 ] According to The Daily Telegraph, it emerged in 2009 that Van Gaal had lost millions of pounds investing in fraudster Bernie Madoff ‘s Ponzi system. [ 110 ]
career statistics [edit ]
baseball club [edit ]
Club
Season
League
Cup
Europe
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Ajax
1971–72
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1972–73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Royal Antwerp
1973–74
9
2
3
0
—
12
2
1974–75
3
0
6
2
—
9
2
1975–76
19
4
2
2
4
0
25
6
1976–77
10
1
1
0
—
11
1
Total
41
7
12
4
4
0
57
11
Telstar
1977–78
25
1
–
–
—
25
1
Sparta Rotterdam
1978–79
31
5
–
–
—
31
5
1979–80
33
1
–
–
—
33
1
1980–81
33
5
–
–
—
33
5
1981–82
24
1
–
–
—
24
1
1982–83
33
5
–
–
—
33
5
1983–84
34
2
–
–
6
0
40
2
1984–85
30
4
3
0
—
33
4
1985–86
31
3
–
–
4
0
35
3
Total
248
26
3
0
10
0
261
26
AZ
1986–87
17
0
–
–
—
17
0
Career totals
331
34
15
4
14
0
360
38
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021
Team
From
To
Record
Ajax
28 September 1991
30 June 1997
285
196
49
40
0 68.77
Barcelona
1 July 1997
20 May 2000[111]
171
95
32
Read more: Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
44
0 55.56
Netherlands
7 July 2000[112]
30 November 2001[113]
15
9
4
2
0 60.00
Barcelona
1 July 2002[114]
28 January 2003[115]
30
16
5
9
0 53.33
AZ
1 July 2005
30 June 2009
182
105
39
38
0 57.69
Bayern Munich
1 July 2009[33]
10 April 2011[50]
96
59
18
19
0 61.46
[116]
Netherlands
6 July 2012[51]
12 July 2014[60]
29
18
9
2
0 62.07
Manchester United
16 July 2014[62]
23 May 2016
103
54
25
24
0 52.43
Netherlands
4 August 2021
Present
7
5
2
0
0 71.43
Total
918
557
183
178
0 60.68
—
Honours [edit ]
director [edit ]
Ajax [ 117 ] [ 118 ]
Barcelona [ 118 ]
AZ [ 118 ]
Bayern Munich [ 118 ]
Manchester United [ 118 ]
Netherlands [ 118 ]