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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, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal has won 20 major honours in his managerial career at club level, along with 3 stints as coach of the Dutch national team. He is 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. 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. This preceded another brief spell at Barcelona, before he returned to AZ, where he won an Eredivisie title, the club's second ever in its history. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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34 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show
Lineups not confirmed are not included.
See also Team Substitutions
| Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | | August 2009 | | | |  08-Aug to 15-Sep v Bommel Foot finger fracture | | M1 | 08Aug | | Hoffenhm | | 1-1 | 4-1-3-2 | Initial team: Rensing, Lahm, v Buyten, Badstub., Pranjić, v Bommel, Altintop, Baumjoh., Schwein., Gómez, Olić, | | | M2 | 15Aug | H | Werder | | 1-1 | 4-1-3-2 | In:Tymoshc., Sosa, J, Klose,
Out:v Bommel, Baumjoh., Olić, | | | M3 | 22Aug | | Mainz | | 2-1 | 4-1-4-1 | In:Braafhe.,
Out:Sosa, J, | | | M4 | 29Aug | H | Wolfsburg | | 3-0 | 4-3-3 | In:Butt, Müller, Olić,
Out:Rensing, Braafhe., Klose, | | | September 2009 | | | | M5 | 12Sep | | Dortmund | | 1-5 | 4-1-2-3 | In:Braafhe., Robben,
Out:Pranjić, Müller, | | | M6 | 19Sep | H | Nürnberg | | 2-1 | 4-1-2-3 | In:Pranjić, Müller,
Out:Braafhe., Altintop, | | | M7 | 26Sep | | Hamburg | | 1-0 | 3-4-3 | In:Breno, Ribéry,
Out:Pranjić, Gómez, | | | October 2009 | | | |  30-Sep to 01-Nov Robben right knee | | | 03-Oct to 10-Dec Ribéry tendonitis | | M8 | 03Oct | H | Köln | | 0-0 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Braafhe., Ottl, Sosa, J, Klose,
Out:Breno, Tymoshc., Robben, Olić, | | | | 13-Oct to 21-Nov Olić calf injury | | M9 | 17Oct | | Freiburg | | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Tymoshc., v Bommel, Toni,
Out:Ottl, Sosa, J, Ribéry, | | | | 19-Oct to 27-Oct Braafhe. thigh injury | | M10 | 24Oct | H | Frankfurt | | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Pranjić,
Out:Braafhe., | | | | 29-Oct to 05-Dec Sosa not available for local league | | M11 | 31Oct | | Stuttgart | | 0-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Braafhe., Gómez,
Out:Pranjić, Toni, | | | November 2009 | | | | | 02-Nov to 03-Nov v Buyten red card in Champions League ban | | | 02-Nov to 03-Nov Müller red card in Champions League ban | | M12 | 07Nov | H | Schalke | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Demiche., Toni,
Out:Braafhe., Gómez, | | | | 22-Nov to 07-Dec Altintop unknown injury | | M13 | 22Nov | H | Leverkusn | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Gómez,
Out:Toni, | | | M14 | 29Nov | | Hannover | | 0-3 | 4-4-2 | In:Pranjić, Olić,
Out:Tymoshc., Klose, | | | December 2009 | | | | M15 | 04Dec | H | Mgladbach | | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M16 | 12Dec | | Bochum | | 1-5 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | | 16-Dec to 22-Jan Ribéry toe injury | | M17 | 19Dec | H | Hertha | | 5-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Robben,
Out:v Bommel, | | | January 2010 | | | |  31-Dec to 31-Dec Toni sign for Roma in January 2010 (loan) | | M18 | 15Jan | H | Hoffenhm | | 2-0 | 4-4-2 | In:v Bommel,
Out:Pranjić, | | | M19 | 23Jan | | Werder | | 2-3 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | | 24-Jan to 01-Mar Toni left calf strain | | M20 | 30Jan | H | Mainz | | 3-0 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | February 2010 | | | | M21 | 06Feb | | Wolfsburg | | 1-3 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M22 | 13Feb | H | Dortmund | | 3-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Ribéry,
Out:Olić, | | | M23 | 20Feb | | Nürnberg | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Contento, Olić,
Out:v Buyten, Ribéry, | | | M24 | 28Feb | H | Hamburg | | 1-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Ribéry,
Out:Olić, | | | March 2010 | | | | | 03-Mar to 29-Mar Demiche. three facial fractures after clash with Ballack | | M25 | 06Mar | | Köln | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:v Buyten, Altintop, Olić,
Out:Demiche., Robben, Ribéry, | | | M26 | 13Mar | H | Freiburg | | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Alaba, Robben, Pranjić, Klose,
Out:Contento, Altintop, Schwein., Gómez, | | | M27 | 20Mar | | Frankfurt | | 2-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Schwein.,
Out:Olić, | | | M28 | 27Mar | H | Stuttgart | | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Contento, Olić,
Out:Alaba, Robben, | | | April 2010 | | | | | 29-Mar to 01-Apr Schwein. Champions League yellow card ban (1 match) | | M29 | 03Apr | | Schalke | | 1-2 | 4-4-2 | In:Altintop, Ribéry,
Out:Pranjić, Klose, | | | M30 | 10Apr | | Leverkusn | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Demiche., Robben, Gómez,
Out:Contento, Altintop, Müller, | | | M31 | 17Apr | H | Hannover | | 7-0 | 4-2-2-2 | In:Contento, Müller,
Out:Badstub., Gómez, | | | | 19-Apr to 22-Apr Badstub. Champions League yellow card ban (1 match) | | | 19-Apr to 22-Apr v Bommel Champions League yellow card ban (1 match) | | M32 | 24Apr | | Mgladbach | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Badstub., Pranjić,
Out:Contento, v Bommel, | | | May 2010 | | | | | 26-Apr to 29-Apr Pranjić Champions League yellow card ban (1 match) | | | 26-Apr to 29-Apr Ribéry Champions red card ban (1of3 matches) | | M33 | 01May | H | Bochum | | 3-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Contento, v Bommel,
Out:v Buyten, Pranjić, | | | M34 | 08May | | Hertha | | 1-3 | 4-2-3-1 | In:v Buyten,
Out:Demiche., | | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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