Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal
Van Gaal in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal
Date of birth (1951-08-08) 8 August 1951 (age 75)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ajax (advisor)
Youth career
RKSV de Meer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
RKSV de Meer
1972–1973 Ajax 0 (0)
1973–1977 Royal Antwerp 41 (7)
1977–1978 Telstar 25 (1)
1978–1986 Sparta Rotterdam 248 (26)
1986–1987 AZ 17 (0)
Total 331 (34)
Managerial career
1988–1990 Ajax (youth)
1991–1997 Ajax
1997–2000 Barcelona
2000–2001 Netherlands
2001 Netherlands U20
2002–2003 Barcelona
2005–2009 AZ
2009–2011 Bayern Munich
2012–2014 Netherlands
2014–2016 Manchester United
2021–2022 Netherlands
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Third place2014 BrazilTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louis van Gaal (born 8 August 1951) is a former Dutch football player and international club manager. He was the manager of Manchester United.

Career statistics

Club

Van Gaal (right) playing for Sparta Rotterdam in 1983 against Feyenoord's Ruud Gullit
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1971–72 00000000
1972–73 00000000
Total 00000000
Royal Antwerp 1973–74 9230—122
1974–75 3062—92
1975–76 1942240256
1976–77 10110—111
Total 417124405711
Telstar 1977–78 251——251
Sparta Rotterdam 1978–79 315——315
1979–80 331——331
1980–81 335——335
1981–82 241——241
1982–83 335——335
1983–84 342—60402
1984–85 30430—334
1985–86 313—40353
Total 248263010026126
AZ 1986–87 170——170
Career totals 3313415414036038

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 December 2022
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Ajax 28 September 1991 30 June 1997 2851964940068.77
Barcelona 1 July 1997 20 May 2000 171953244055.56
Netherlands 7 July 2000 30 November 2001 15942060.00
Barcelona 1 July 2002 28 January 2003 301659053.33
AZ 1 July 2005 30 June 2009 1821053938057.69
Bayern Munich 1 July 2009 10 April 2011 96591819061.46
Netherlands 6 July 2012 12 July 2014 291892062.07
Manchester United 16 July 2014 23 May 2016 103542524052.43
Netherlands 4 August 2021 9 December 2022 201460070.00
Total 931566187178060.79

Honours

Louis Van Gaal in 2010

Manager

Ajax

Barcelona

AZ

Bayern Munich

Manchester United

Netherlands

Awards and achievements

Orders

Publications

References

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  5. ↑ "Louis van Gaal soll auf Rijkaard folgen". kicker (in German). 3 July 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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  10. ↑ "FC Bayern and Louis van Gaal part company". Bayern Munich. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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  12. ↑ "Van Gaal returns to Dutch hot-seat". FIFA. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  13. ↑ Lipton, Martin (12 July 2014). "World Cup 2014: Third place playoff will see Van Gaal and Scolari depart on very different notes". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Manchester United: Louis van Gaal confirmed as new manager". BBC. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Louis van Gaal Profile & MUFC Managerial Record". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  16. ↑ Fenn, Alec (1 March 2018). "When Ajax ruled the world". Four Four Two.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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  19. ↑ "World Soccer Awards – previous winners". World Soccer. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  20. ↑ ""Onze Mondial" Awards". RSSSF. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Van Gaal honoured with 'Rinus Michels Award'". AEFCA. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  22. ↑ "Louis van Gaal coach van het jaar" [Louis van Gaal coach of the year] (in Dutch). NU.nl. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  23. ↑ "Van Gaal becomes Coach of the Year". NOS. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Van Gaal zählt zu den Sprachwahrern des Jahres" [Van Gaal among the keepers of the language of the year] (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  25. ↑ "Trainer des Jahres: Das Wahlergebnis". kicker. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  26. ↑ "Anton Geesink Award voor Louis van Gaal". JBN.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Louis van Gaal krijgt oeuvre-award". AD.nl (in Dutch).
  28. ↑ "Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire". France Football. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  29. ↑ "Orkun Kökcü, Fenna Kalma, Xavi Simons and Esmee Brugts are the big winners of the Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  30. ↑ "Five things you should know about Louis van Gaal, Manchester United's new manager". Straitstimes. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.