Aloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal

Honours
2009/2010

Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and former manager who currently serves as an advisor for Ajax. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal is one of the most decorated managers in the history of the game, having won 20 major honours in his managerial career at club level, contrasting with his mediocre results coaching the Dutch national team. He is sometimes nicknamed the "Iron Tulip". Before his career as a coach, Van Gaal played as a midfielder for Royal Antwerp, Telstar, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and AZ Alkmaar. He is also a qualified physical education teacher, and worked at high schools during his career as a semi-professional footballer. After a brief spell as an assistant coach at AZ, Van Gaal served as an assistant under Leo Beenhakker at Ajax, and eventually took over as head coach in 1991. Under his lead, 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. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Country coaches


AZ Alkmaar Asst	86/87

Ajax Amsterdam U19	88/90

Ajax Amsterdam Asst	89/91

Ajax Amsterdam	91/97
Champions 94/95	11
Champions 95/96	11
Champions 96/97	10

Barcelona	97/00
Champions 97/98	6
UEFA S. Cup 97	2
Champions 98/99	6
Champions 99/00	16

Netherlands	00/01

Netherlands U20	01
U-20 WC 01	5

Barcelona	02/03
La Liga 02/03	19
Champions 02/03	8

AZ Alkmaar	05/09
UEFA Cup 05/06	8
Eredivisie 06/07	34
UEFA Cup 06/07	12
Eredivisie 07/08	34
KNVB Beker 07/08	1
UEFA Cup 07/08	6
Eredivisie 08/09	34
KNVB Beker 08/09	1

Bayern München	09/11
Audi Cup 09	2
DFB-Pokal 09/10	6
Bundesliga 09/10	34
Champions 09/10	13
Supercup 10	1
DFB-Pokal 10/11	5
Bundesliga 10/11	29
Champions 10/11	8

Netherlands	12/14
Friendlies 12	2
Qualif WC 14	10
Friendlies 13	6
Friendlies 14	4
World Cup 14	7

Manchester United	14/16
ICC 14	4
League Cup 14/15	1
EPL 14/15	38
FA Cup 14/15	5
Champ Qualif 15/16	2
ICC 15	4
EPL 15/16	38
League Cup 15/16	2
Europa League 15/16	4
Champions 15/16	6
FA Cup 15/16	7

Netherlands	21/22
World Cup Qual 22	7
Friendlies 22	2
Nations Lge A 22/23	6
World Cup 22	5