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Louis van Gaal

Champions League winner 1 German Champion 1 Spanish champion 2 Uefa Supercup winner 2 Uefa Cup winner 1
Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Advisor Netherlands  Eredivisie Appointed: Oct 3, 2023
  • Date of birth/Age: Aug 8, 1951 (72)
  • Place of birth: Netherlands Amsterdam
  • Citizenship: Netherlands Netherlands
  • Coaching Licence : Licence trainer
  • Avg. term as coach : 2.14 Years
  • Preferred formation : 3-4-1-2
Former player:
Last club : AZ Alkmaar Most games for : Sparta R. Retired : Jul 1, 1987

Purchased players

This is an overview of all purchased players who arrived during the spell of the manager.

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1
Regan Poole Regan Poole
Centre-Back
Manchester United U21
Newport County Newport County
Wales League Two
01.09.2015€200k
2
Niklas Moisander Niklas Moisander
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
FC Zwolle FC Zwolle
Netherlands Jupiler League
11.07.2008€600k
3
Nick van der Velden Nick van der Velden
Left Winger
AZ Alkmaar
FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht
Netherlands Jupiler League
01.07.2008€675k
4
Sergio Romero Sergio Romero
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
Racing Club Racing Club
Argentina Clausura
01.07.2007€1.45m
5
Vanja Milinković-Savić Vanja Milinković-Savić
Goalkeeper
Manchester United
FK Vojvodina Novi Sad Vojvodina
Serbia Jelen SuperLiga
01.07.2014€1.75m
6
Edson Braafheid Edson Braafheid
Left-Back
Bayern Munich
Twente Enschede FC Twente FC
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2009€2.00m
7
Milano Koenders Milano Koenders
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk
Netherlands Jupiler League
01.07.2007€2.25m
8
Sébastien Pocognoli Sébastien Pocognoli
Left-Back
AZ Alkmaar
KRC Genk KRC Genk
Belgium Jupiler League
01.07.2007€2.75m
9
Boy Waterman Boy Waterman
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2007€3.00m
10
Brett Holman Brett Holman
Attacking Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2008€3.00m
11
Simon Poulsen Simon Poulsen
Left-Back
AZ Alkmaar
FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland
Denmark SAS Ligaen
01.01.2008€3.60m
12
Héctor Moreno Héctor Moreno
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
UNAM Pumas UNAM Pumas
Mexico Primera Apertura
01.01.2008€4.00m
13
Ari Ari
Centre-Forward
AZ Alkmaar
Kalmar FF Kalmar FF
Sweden Allsvenskan
01.07.2007€5.00m
14
Graziano Pellè Graziano Pellè
Centre-Forward
AZ Alkmaar
US Lecce Lecce
Italy Serie B
01.07.2007€6.00m
15
Mounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui
Centre-Forward
AZ Alkmaar
Willem II Tilburg Willem II
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.08.2007€7.00m
16
Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao
Centre-Forward
Manchester United
AS Monaco Monaco
Monaco Ligue 1
01.09.2014Loan fee:
€7.60m
17
Danijel Pranjic Danijel Pranjic
Left-Back
Bayern Munich
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2009€7.70m
18
Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger
Central Midfield
Manchester United
Bayern Munich Bayern Munich
Germany Bundesliga
13.07.2015€9.00m
19
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Defensive Midfield
Bayern Munich
Zenit St. Petersburg Zenit S-Pb
Russia Premier Liga
01.07.2009€11.00m
20
Luiz Gustavo Luiz Gustavo
Defensive Midfield
Bayern Munich
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim TSG Hoffenheim
Germany Bundesliga
01.01.2011€17.00m
21
Daley Blind Daley Blind
Centre-Back
Manchester United
Ajax Amsterdam Ajax
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.09.2014€17.50m
22
Matteo Darmian Matteo Darmian
Right-Back
Manchester United
Torino FC Torino
Italy Serie A
11.07.2015€18.00m
23
Marcos Rojo Marcos Rojo
Centre-Back
Manchester United
Sporting CP Sporting CP
Portugal Liga NOS
20.08.2014€20.00m
24
Arjen Robben Arjen Robben
Right Winger
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
28.08.2009€25.00m
25
Mario Gómez Mario Gómez
Centre-Forward
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart
Germany Bundesliga
01.07.2009€30.00m

Transfer activity

Purchased players: 39
Players with fee: 31
Transfer expenditure: €483,575,000
Fee per player: €15,599,194
Chosen : 01.07.2007 - 30.06.2018