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.

Louis van Gaal
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Personal information
Full nameAloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal
Date of birth (1951-08-08) 8 August 1951 (age 73)
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Playing positionMidfielder (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

Club performance 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