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Louis van Gaal - Manager profile

Author

William Brown

Updated on March 22, 2026

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Personal Details

Name in Home Country /
Full Name:
Aloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal
Date of birth/Age: Aug 8, 1951 (72)
Place of Birth: Amsterdam  Netherlands
Citizenship: Netherlands  Netherlands
Avg. term as coach: 2.14 Years
Coaching Licence: Licence trainer
Preferred formation: 3-4-1-2

Stats

No information available.

History

This is an overview of the career of a manager.

wappenClub & roleAppointedIn charge untilMatchesPPM
Ajax AmsterdamAjax
Advisor
23/24 (Oct 3, 2023)expected --0.00
NetherlandsNetherlands
Manager
21/22 (Aug 4, 2021)22/23 (Dec 31, 2022)202.35
Manchester UnitedMan Utd
Manager
14/15 (Jul 14, 2014)15/16 (May 23, 2016)1031.81
NetherlandsNetherlands
Manager
12/13 (Aug 1, 2012)14/15 (Jul 13, 2014)292.21
Bayern MunichBayern Munich
Manager
09/10 (Jul 1, 2009)10/11 (Apr 10, 2011)962.03
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
Manager
05/06 (Jul 1, 2005)08/09 (Jun 30, 2009)1781.92
Ajax AmsterdamAjax
Technical Director
03/04 (Nov 1, 2003)04/05 (Oct 31, 2004)-0.00
FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Manager
02/03 (Jul 1, 2002)02/03 (Jan 28, 2003)301.77
Netherlands U20Netherlands U20
Manager
00/01 (Jun 5, 2001)01/02 (Jul 2, 2001)51.40
NetherlandsNetherlands
Manager
00/01 (Jul 7, 2000)01/02 (Nov 30, 2001)142.00
FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Manager
97/98 (Jul 1, 1997)99/00 (May 20, 2000)1701.88
Ajax AmsterdamAjax
Manager
91/92 (Sep 29, 1991)96/97 (Jun 30, 1997)2812.22
Ajax AmsterdamAjax
Assistant Manager
89/90 (Jul 1, 1989)91/92 (Sep 28, 1991)-0.00
Ajax Amsterdam U19Ajax U19
Manager
88/89 (Jul 1, 1988)89/90 (Jun 30, 1990)-0.00
Ajax Amsterdam U21Ajax U21
Manager
88/89 (Jul 1, 1988)89/90 (Jun 30, 1990)-0.00
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar
Assistant Manager
86/87 (Dec 1, 1986)86/87 (Jun 30, 1987)-0.00

Transfer history as a player

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