Louis van Gaal

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
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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#PlayerAs coach ofLeftDateFee
26
Brett Holman
Attacking Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
NEC Nijmegen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2008
27
Sébastien Pocognoli
Left-Back
AZ Alkmaar
KRC Genk
Belgium Jupiler League
01.07.2007
28
Milano Koenders
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
RKC Waalwijk
Netherlands Jupiler League
01.07.2007
29
Edson Braafheid
Left-Back
Bayern Munich
Twente Enschede FC
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2009
30
Vanja Milinković-Savić
Goalkeeper
Manchester United
FK Vojvodina Novi Sad
Serbia Jelen SuperLiga
01.07.2014
31
Joey Didulica
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
Austria Vienna
Austria Bundesliga
01.07.2006
32
Sergio Romero
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
Racing Club
Argentina Clausura
01.07.2007
33
Nick van der Velden
Left Winger
AZ Alkmaar
FC Dordrecht
Netherlands Jupiler League
01.07.2008
34
Niklas Moisander
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
FC Zwolle
Netherlands Jupiler League
11.07.2008
35
Kemy Agustien
Central Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
Willem II Tilburg
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006
36
Julian Jenner
Right Winger
AZ Alkmaar
NAC Breda
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006
37
Regan Poole
Centre-Back
Manchester United U21
Newport County
Wales League Two
01.09.2015
38
Boy Waterman
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
SC Heerenveen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.01.2007
39
Joey Gudjónsson
Central Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
Leicester City
England Championship
01.07.2006
40
Nourdin Boukhari
Attacking Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
FC Nantes
France Ligue 1
01.01.2007
41
Simon Cziommer
Central Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
FC Schalke 04
Germany Bundesliga
01.08.2006
42
Ronald Waterreus
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
Rangers FC
Scotland Premiership
01.07.2006
43
David Mendes da Silva
Defensive Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
NAC Breda
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006
44
Khalid Sinouh
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
Omonia Nicosia
Cyprus A' Katigoria
01.07.2006
45
Kiki Musampa
Left Winger
AZ Alkmaar
Trabzonspor
Türkiye Süper Lig
21.09.2007
46
Gill Swerts
Right-Back
AZ Alkmaar
Vitesse Arnhem
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2008
47
Ivica Olic
Centre-Forward
Bayern Munich
Hamburger SV
Germany Bundesliga
01.07.2009
48
Alexander Baumjohann
Attacking Midfield
Bayern Munich
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Germany Bundesliga
01.07.2009
49
Sergio Romero
Goalkeeper
Manchester United
UC Sampdoria
Italy Serie A
27.07.2015
50
Maarten Martens
Attacking Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
RKC Waalwijk
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006

Transfer activity

Purchased players: 53
Players with fee: 38
Transfer expenditure: €497,700,000
Fee per player: €13,097,368
Chosen : 01.07.2006 - 30.06.2017