Louis van Gaal

Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)

Louis van Gaal (born 8 August 1951) is a former Dutch football player and international club manager. He was the manager of Manchester United.

Louis van Gaal
Personal information
Full name Aloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal
Date of birth (1951-08-08) 8 August 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971-1973
1973-1977
1977-1978
1978-1986
1986-1987
Ajax
Royal Antwerp
Telstar
Sparta Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar
Teams managed
1991-1997
1997-2000
2000-2002
2002-2003
2005-2009
2009-2011
Ajax
Barcelona
Netherlands
Barcelona
AZ Alkmaar
Bayern Munich
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
NetherlandsLeague
1971/72 Ajax Eredivisie 0 0
1972/73 0 0
BelgiumLeague
1973/74 Royal Antwerp First Division 10 2
1974/75 3 0
1975/76 19 4
1976/77 10 1
NetherlandsLeague
1977/78 Telstar Eredivisie 25 1
1978/79 Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie 31 5
1979/80 33 1
1980/81 33 5
1981/82 24 1
1982/83 33 5
1983/84 34 2
1984/85 30 4
1985/86 31 3
1986/87 AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie 17 0
Country Netherlands 291 27
Belgium 42 7
Total 333 34