Facts: - managerclubs: az -rrb- ajax barcelona netherlands barcelona az bayern munich netherlands manchester -lrb- united assistant manager -rrb- ajax -lrb- assistant manager - caps: 0 41 25 248 17 - youthclubs: rksv de meer - birth date: 8 august 1951 - clubs: rksv de meer royal antwerp telstar sparta rotterdam az - currentclub: manchester united -lrb- manager -rrb- - caption: van gaal in 2014 - height: 1.85 - name: louis van gaal - birth place: amsterdam , netherlands - position: midfielder - fullname: aloysius paulus maria van gaal - image size: 250px - totalgoals: 34 - manageryears: 1986 1997 -- 2000 2000 -- 2002 2002 -- 2003 2005 -- -- 2009 2009 -- 2011 2012 -- 2014 2014 -- 1988 1988 -- 1991 1991 -- 1997 - years: 1973 1986 -- 1987 -- 1977 1977 -- 1978 1978 -- 1986 - totalcaps: 331 - image: louis van gaal 2014.jpg - goals: 0 7 1 26 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of louis van gaal .
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aloysius paulus maria '' louis '' van gaal , oon -lrb- ; born 8 august 1951 -rrb- , is a dutch football manager and former player who is the current manager of manchester united .he was formerly manager of ajax , barcelona , az , bayern munich , and the netherlands national team .before his career as a coach , van gaal played as a midfielder for royal antwerp , telstar , sparta rotterdam and az. .he is also a fully qualified gymnastics teacher and has worked as such at high schools during various stages of his career as a semi-professional footballer .after a brief spell as coach at az , van gaal served as assistant coach 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 champions league .van gaal moved to barcelona in 1997 and won two spanish league titles and one copa del rey .after some disagreements at barcelona , he was appointed coach of the netherlands national team , but failed to qualify for the 2002 world cup .another brief spell at barcelona followed before he became manager of az. .after winning the eredivisie with az in 2008 -- 09 , he was hired by bayern munich on 1 july 2009 .in his first season at bayern , he secured the bundesliga title , won the dfb-pokal , and reached the final of the champions league .in july 2012 , he was appointed manager of the netherlands for the second time and led them to third place at the 2014 fifa world cup , before leaving for manchester united .