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Louis van Gaal

1951 - Today

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Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (Dutch pronunciation: [luˈʋi vɑŋ ˈɣaːl] ; 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 is one of the most decorated managers in the history of the game, having won 20 major honours in his managerial career at club level, along with three stints as coach of the Dutch national team. He is sometimes nicknamed the "Iron Tulip". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis van Gaal is the 10th most popular coach (down from 7th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Coach.

Louis van Gaal is most famous for his coaching career. He has coached teams such as Ajax, Barcelona, AZ, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and the Netherlands national team.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Louis van Gaal ranks 10 out of 471Before him are Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Jupp Heynckes, Dino Zoff, Fabio Capello, and Claudio Ranieri. After him are Leo Beenhakker, Hans-Dieter Flick, Guus Hiddink, Rafael Benítez, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Marco van Basten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Louis van Gaal ranks 8Before him are Shehbaz Sharif, Mohamed Morsi, Sting, Phil Collins, Claudio Ranieri, and Ilona Staller. After him are Chesley Sullenberger, Anatoly Karpov, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Santiago Calatrava, Chris Cooper, and Romina Power.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Louis van Gaal ranks 33 out of 1,646Before him are Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), André Rieu (1949), and Christiaan Eijkman (1858). After him are Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Peter Debye (1884), Leo Beenhakker (1942), William I of the Netherlands (1772), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), and Guus Hiddink (1946).

Among COACHES In Netherlands

Among coaches born in Netherlands, Louis van Gaal ranks 1After him are Leo Beenhakker (1942), Guus Hiddink (1946), Marco van Basten (1964), Rinus Michels (1928), Frank Rijkaard (1962), Ronald Koeman (1963), Dick Advocaat (1947), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Arne Slot (1978), Huub Stevens (1953), and Pim Verbeek (1956).