Former Manchester United Manager Ten Hag

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Factbox on Dutchman Erik ten Hag, who was sacked as Manchester United manager on Monday after 2-1/2 years in the job.

Born: Feb. 2, 1970, in Haaksbergen, Netherlands. 🇳🇱

PLAYING CAREER

Ten Hag began his career at Dutch side FC Twente, where he played primarily as a defender from 1989-1990.
Had stints at Utrecht, De Graafschap and RKC Waalwijk before returning to Twente in 1996, where he finished his playing career in 2002.
Ten Hag made over 300 league appearances in Dutch professional football.

COACHING CAREER

Ten Hag started his coaching career in 2012 with Go Ahead Eagles, leading the team to promotion after 17 years outside the Eredivisie in his first season in charge.
Joined Bayern Munich II in 2013, taking charge of their reserve team and working under the guidance of Pep Guardiola during the Spaniard’s time as Bayern head coach.
Ten Hag returned to the Netherlands to manage FC Utrecht in 2015, guiding them to a fifth-place finish and a spot in the Europa League through the playoffs.

TEN HAG AT AJAX

Was appointed Ajax manager in 2017. During his tenure, the club won three Eredivisie titles (2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22) and two KNVB Cups (2018-2019 and 2020-2021).
Ten Hag gained widespread acclaim after guiding Ajax to the 2018–19 Champions League semi-finals, the club’s first appearance at that stage since 1997, and beating defending champions Real Madrid 4-1 and Juventus 2-1 along the way.
Ten Hag left Ajax after leading them to the 2022 KNVB Cup final in April.
On April 21 that year Ten Hag was appointed Manchester United manager on a three-year contract.
In his first season in charge he led United to a third-placed Premier League finish and League Cup triumph, ending the club’s six-year trophy drought since a Europa League success in 2017 under Jose Mourinho.
In the 2023-24 season United finished eighth in the league and won the FA Cup by beating Guardiola’s Manchester City 2-1.
Ten Hag’s United tenure ended on Oct. 28 after a series of inconsistent performances left United languishing in 14th place in the Premier League with 11 points (W3 D2 L4) and without a win in their three Europa league games which they drew.
The Dutchman’s last match in charge was a 2-1 defeat at lowly West Ham United following earlier losses to Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.