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
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Purchased players

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

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1
Ángel Di María
Right Winger
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
26.08.2014
2
Anthony Martial
Centre-Forward
Manchester United
AS Monaco
Monaco Ligue 1
01.09.2015
3
Luke Shaw
Left-Back
Manchester United
Southampton FC
England Premier League
01.07.2014
4
Ander Herrera
Central Midfield
Manchester United
Athletic Bilbao
Spain LaLiga
01.07.2014
5
Morgan Schneiderlin
Defensive Midfield
Manchester United
Southampton FC
England Premier League
13.07.2015
6
Memphis Depay
Centre-Forward
Manchester United
PSV Eindhoven
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2015
7
Mario Gómez
Centre-Forward
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
Germany Bundesliga
01.07.2009
8
Arjen Robben
Right Winger
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Spain LaLiga
28.08.2009
9
Marcos Rojo
Centre-Back
Manchester United
Sporting CP
Portugal Liga NOS
20.08.2014
10
Matteo Darmian
Right-Back
Manchester United
Torino FC
Italy Serie A
11.07.2015
11
Daley Blind
Centre-Back
Manchester United
Ajax Amsterdam
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.09.2014
12
Luiz Gustavo
Defensive Midfield
Bayern Munich
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Germany Bundesliga
01.01.2011
13
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Defensive Midfield
Bayern Munich
Zenit St. Petersburg
Russia Premier Liga
01.07.2009
14
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Central Midfield
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
Germany Bundesliga
13.07.2015
15
Danijel Pranjic
Left-Back
Bayern Munich
SC Heerenveen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2009
16
Radamel Falcao
Centre-Forward
Manchester United
AS Monaco
Monaco Ligue 1
01.09.2014
17
Mounir El Hamdaoui
Centre-Forward
AZ Alkmaar
Willem II Tilburg
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.08.2007
18
Graziano Pellè
Centre-Forward
AZ Alkmaar
US Lecce
Italy Serie B
01.07.2007
19
Mousa Dembélé
Central Midfield
AZ Alkmaar
Willem II Tilburg
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006
20
Ari
Centre-Forward
AZ Alkmaar
Kalmar FF
Sweden Allsvenskan
01.07.2007
21
Héctor Moreno
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
UNAM Pumas
Mexico Primera Apertura
01.01.2008
22
Simon Poulsen
Left-Back
AZ Alkmaar
FC Midtjylland
Denmark SAS Ligaen
01.01.2008
23
Gijs Luirink
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
FC Groningen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006
24
Ryan Donk
Centre-Back
AZ Alkmaar
RKC Waalwijk
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2006
25
Boy Waterman
Goalkeeper
AZ Alkmaar
SC Heerenveen
Netherlands Eredivisie
01.07.2007

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