Louis van Gaal

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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAjax1971–72000000001972–7300000000Total00000000Royal Antwerp1973–749230—1221974–753062—921975–7619422402561976–7710110—111Total417124405711Telstar1977–78251——251Sparta Rotterdam1978–79315——3151979–80331——3311980–81335——3351981–82241——2411982–83335——3351983–84342—604021984–8530430—3341985–86313—40353Total248263010026126AZ1986–87170——170Career totals3313415414036038

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecordAjax28 September 199130 June 1997Barcelona1 July 199720 May 2000Netherlands7 July 200030 November 2001Barcelona 1 July 200228 January 2003AZ1 July 200530 June 2009Bayern Munich1 July 200910 April 2011Netherlands 6 July 201212 July 2014Manchester United16 July 201423 May 2016Netherlands 4 August 20219 December 2022Total

Honours

Manager
Ajax
Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
KNVB Cup: 1992–93
Johan Cruyff Shield: 1993, 1994, 1995
UEFA Champions League: 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96
UEFA Cup: 1991–92
UEFA Super Cup: 1995
Intercontinental Cup: 1995

Barcelona
La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99
Copa del Rey: 1997–98
UEFA Super Cup: 1997

AZ
Eredivisie: 2008–09

Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: 2009–10
DFB-Pokal: 2009–10
DFL-Supercup: 2010
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2009–10

Manchester United
FA Cup: 2015–16

Netherlands
FIFA World Cup third place: 2014

Awards and achievements
World Soccer Manager of the Year: 1995
Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 1995
El País Manager of the Year: 1995
Rinus Michels Award: 2007, 2009
Dutch Sports Coach of the Year: 2009, 2014
Die Sprachwahrer des Jahres (3rd place): 2009
Football Manager of the Year (Germany): 2010
Anton Geesink Award: 2015
Dutch Lifetime Achievement Award: 2017
France Football 18th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019
Eredivisie Oeuvre Award: 2023

Orders
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 1997

Publications
 De trainer en de totale mens, Leipzig, Leibniz-Blätter-Verlag, 2021.

References

Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Category:Dutch football managers
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Eredivisie managers
Category:FC Bayern München managers
Category:AZ Alkmaar managers
Category:AFC Ajax managers
Category:Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Category:Netherlands at the 2022 FIFA World Cup