# List of Netherlands national football team managers

There have been 38 different coaches who have taken the role as manager of the Netherlands national football team. The team's first coach was Cees van Hasselt, who took charge of their first match against Belgium in 1905. Bob Glendenning holds the record for the longest tenure as Netherlands coach, having served in the role for a total of 16 years over two spells: in 1923, and from 1925 to 1940. He also coached the Netherlands team the most times in history with 87 matches, 24 more than second-placed coach Louis van Gaal. Louis van Gaal has the most wins as coach with 40 wins.

## Managers

    As of 19 November 2024
| From | To | Manager | M | W | D | L | Competitions | Notes |
| 30 April 1905 | 10 May 1908 | Cees van Hasselt | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | | |
| 22 November 1908 | 15 November 1913 | Edgar Chadwick | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1908 Olympics1912 Olympics | |
| 16 November 1910 | ? | Jimmy Hogan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Caretaker manager |
| 17 November 1912 | ? | Fred Warburton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Caretaker manager |
| 20 April 1913 | ? | Tom Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Caretaker manager |
| 15 March 1914 | 17 May 1914 | Billy Hunter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 9 June 1919 | ? | Jack Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 24 August 1919 | 10 May 1923 | Frederick Warburton | 21 (20) | 8 (7) | 6 (6) | 7 (7) | 1920 Olympics | |
| 12 June 1921 | ? | Jim Waites | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Caretaker manager |
| 25 October 1923 | ? | Bob Glendenning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 23 March 1924 | 9 June 1924 | William Townley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1924 Olympics | |
| 2 November 1924 | ? | Jan Bollington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 15 March 1925 | 21 April 1940 | Bob Glendenning | 87 (86) | 36 (35) | 15 (15) | 36 (36) | 1928 Olympics1934 FIFA World Cup1938 FIFA World Cup | |
| 10 March 1946 | 27 November 1946 | Karel Kaufman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 7 April 1947 | 30 June 1948 | Jesse Carver | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1948 Olympics | |
| 21 November 1948 | ? | Tom Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| 13 March 1949 | 23 April 1949 | Karel Kaufman | 6 (2) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | | |
| 12 June 1949 | 30 May 1954 | Jaap van der Leck | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 1952 Olympics | |
| 24 October 1954 | ? | Karel Kaufman | 7 (1) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (1) | | |
| 13 March 1955 | ? | Friedrich Donenfeld | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| 3 April 1955 | 6 June 1956 | Max Merkel | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 15 September 1956 | ? | Heinrich "Wudi" Müller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 14 October 1956 | 4 November 1956 | Friedrich Donenfeld | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | | |
| 30 January 1957 | 26 May 1957 | George Hardwick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | |
| 11 September 1957 | 24 May 1964 | Elek Schwartz | 49 | 19 | 12 | 18 | | |
| 30 September 1964 | 14 November 1965 | Denis Neville | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 23 March 1966 | 28 January 1970 | Georg Keßler | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | | |
| 11 October 1970 | 18 November 1973 | František Fadrhonc | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | | |
| 27 March 1974 | 7 July 1974 | Rinus Michels | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | |
| 4 September 1974 | 19 June 1976 | George Knobel | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | UEFA Euro 1976 | |
| 8 September 1976 | 26 March 1977 | Jan Zwartkruis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | |
| 31 August 1977 | 24 June 1978 | Ernst Happel | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | |
| 5 October 1977 | 26 October 1977 | Jan Zwartkruis | 11 (1) | 7 (1) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | | Caretaker manager |
| 20 September 1978 | 6 January 1981 | Jan Zwartkruis | 28 (22) | 12 (8) | 8 (6) | 8 (8) | UEFA Euro 1980 | |
| 22 February 1981 | 22 February 1981 | Rob Baan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Caretaker manager |
| 23 March 1981 | 17 October 1984 | Kees Rijvers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | | |
| 29 April 1981 | 29 April 1981 | Rob Baan | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Caretaker manager |
| 14 November 1984 | 23 December 1984 | Rinus Michels | 12 (2) | 7 (1) | 3 (0) | 2 (1) | | |
| 27 February 1985 | 12 March 1986 | Leo Beenhakker | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 29 April 1986 | 25 June 1988 | Rinus Michels | 34 (22) | 19 (12) | 9 (6) | 6 (4) | UEFA Euro 1988 | |
| 14 September 1988 | 20 December 1989 | Thijs Libregts | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | |
| 21 February 1990 | 28 March 1990 | Nol de Ruiter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Caretaker manager |
| 30 May 1990 | 24 June 1990 | Leo Beenhakker | 13 (6) | 6 (1) | 4 (3) | 3 (2) | 1990 FIFA World Cup | |
| 26 September 1990 | 22 June 1992 | Rinus Michels | 53 (19) | 30 (11) | 14 (5) | 9 (3) | UEFA Euro 1992 | |
| 9 September 1992 | 14 December 1994 | Dick Advocaat | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1994 FIFA World Cup | |
| 18 January 1995 | 11 July 1998 | Guus Hiddink | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | UEFA Euro 19961998 FIFA World Cup | |
| 26 February 1997 | 26 February 1997 | Jan Rab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Caretaker manager |
| 10 November 1998 | 29 June 2000 | Frank Rijkaard | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | UEFA Euro 2000 | |
| 2 September 2000 | 30 November 2001 | Louis van Gaal | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | |
| 13 February 2002 | 30 June 2004 | Dick Advocaat | 55 (29) | 31 (16) | 13 (7) | 11 (6) | UEFA Euro 2004 | |
| 18 August 2004 | 21 June 2008 | Marco van Basten | 52 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2006 FIFA World CupUEFA Euro 2008 | |
| 20 August 2008 | 17 June 2012 | Bert van Marwijk | 52 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 2010 FIFA World CupUEFA Euro 2012 | |
| 15 August 2012 | 31 July 2014 | Louis van Gaal | 43 (29) | 26 (18) | 13 (9) | 4 (2) | 2014 FIFA World Cup | |
| 1 August 2014 | 1 July 2015 | Guus Hiddink | 48 (10) | 26 (4) | 9 (1) | 13 (5) | | |
| 1 July 2015 | 27 March 2017 | Danny Blind | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | |
| 27 March 2017 | 4 June 2017 | Fred Grim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | Caretaker manager |
| 4 June 2017 | 14 November 2017 | Dick Advocaat | 62 (7) | 37 (6) | 13 (0) | 12 (1) | | |
| 6 February 2018 | 19 August 2020 | Ronald Koeman | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals | |
| 19 August 2020 | 23 September 2020 | Dwight Lodeweges | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Caretaker manager |
| 23 September 2020 | 29 June 2021 | Frank de Boer | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | UEFA Euro 2020 | |
| 4 August 2021 | 9 December 2022 | Louis van Gaal | 63 (20) | 40 (14) | 19 (6) | 4 (0) | 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
| 1 January 2023 | Present | Ronald Koeman | 47 (27) | 26 (15) | 9 (4) | 12 (8) | UEFA Euro 2024 | |