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Louis van Gaal

1951 - Today

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Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (Dutch pronunciation: [luˈʋi vɑŋ ˈɣaːl] ; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and former manager who currently serves as an advisor for Ajax. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal is one of the most decorated managers in the history of the game, having won 20 major honours in his managerial career at club level, contrasting with his mediocre results coaching the Dutch national team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis van Gaal has received more than 6,245,274 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Louis van Gaal is the 7th most popular coach (up from 11th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Coach.

Louis van Gaal is most famous for his coaching career. He has coached teams such as Ajax, Barcelona, AZ, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and the Netherlands national team.

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  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Louis van Gaal ranks 7 out of 471. Before him are Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Dino Zoff, and Jupp Heynckes. After him are Luis Aragonés, Marco van Basten, Guus Hiddink, Giovanni Trapattoni, Rinus Michels, and Fabio Capello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Louis van Gaal ranks 4. Before him are Robin Williams, Shehbaz Sharif, and Ilona Staller. After him are Sting, Santiago Calatrava, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Phil Collins, Anatoly Karpov, Mohamed Morsi, Stellan Skarsgård, and John Deacon.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Louis van Gaal ranks 29 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Barentsz (1550), Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852), Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), and Rutger Hauer (1944). After him are Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), William I of the Netherlands (1772), William III of England (1650), Marco van Basten (1964), William II of the Netherlands (1792), and Guus Hiddink (1946).

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Among COACHES In Netherlands

Among coaches born in Netherlands, Louis van Gaal ranks 1. After him are Marco van Basten (1964), Guus Hiddink (1946), Rinus Michels (1928), Frank Rijkaard (1962), Ronald Koeman (1963), Dick Advocaat (1947), Leo Beenhakker (1942), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Huub Stevens (1953), Pim Verbeek (1956), and Co Adriaanse (1947).

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