Erik ten Hag ( ; born 2 February 1970) is a Dutch professional

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and former

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. He will become the head coach of

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club

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on 1 July 2025. Ten Hag played as a

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and began his career with

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club

Twente Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...

. He joined

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

in 1990, and won the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

in his first season. He rejoined Twente in 1992 and transferred to

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

two years later, where he remained for one season before signing with

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in 1995. Ten Hag returned to Twente for a third time in 1996, where he won

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in 2001. He retired from playing in 2002 at age 32. Ten Hag began his managerial career in 2012 at

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, where he led the club to promotion to the Eredivisie in his debut season. He then joined

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in 2013, winning promotion to the

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in 2014. He returned to the Netherlands in 2015 as head coach and sporting director at

. He joined

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in 2018, where he won three Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, and led the team to the semi-finals of the

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. In 2022, he was appointed

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. During his tenure at the club, United won the

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and

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in successive seasons, but failed to make significant progress in the Premier League or European competition. He was dismissed in 2024 following a string of poor results. He was announced as Bayer Leverkusen's new head coach, ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Early life and playing career

Erik ten Hag was born on 2 February 1970 in

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, Overijssel in the Netherlands. Ten Hag played primarily as a

for

and

. He had three stints with Twente, and he captained the side to win the

in the 2000–01 season. He also won the

with De Graafschap in the 1990–91 season, ten years before winning the cup with Twente. He retired from active playing in 2002 at the age of 32 while playing for Twente, after the end of the 2001–02 Eredivisie season.

Managerial career

Early career

Following his retirement, Ten Hag took on a coaching role at Twente's academy, initially overseeing the U17 team, followed by the U19 team until 2006, when he was promoted to assistant manager. He worked under

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and later

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until 2009. He then joined PSV, working as an assistant under Rutten once more. It was announced on 18 April 2012 that Ten Hag would take over as manager of Eerste Divisie club

on a two-year contract, starting from the 2012–13 season. During his only season at Go Ahead Eagles, he led the team to its first promotion in 17 years. Ten Hag was appointed as

manager on 27 June 2013 with a two-year contract. He served until 2015, when he was replaced by Heiko Vogel. During his time as manager, Ten Hag led his team to the

title.

Eredivisie club Utrecht announced on 22 April 2015 that Ten Hag would become the club's head coach and sporting director on a two-year contract starting from 1 July. In his first season, he led the club to the 2016 KNVB Cup final, losing 2–1 to

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; a league finish of fifth put them in the playoffs for a

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place, losing 3–1 on aggregate to

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. The following season, a fourth-place finish put Utrecht in the playoffs again, where they secured a European place on penalties against AZ. Utrecht were sixth when Ten Hag left at the mid-point of the

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season.

Ajax

2017–2020: Early seasons, European semi-final

On 28 December 2017, Ten Hag was appointed as the head coach of

after the club dismissed

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, and commenced in the role on 1 January 2018 on a two-and-a-half year contract. He signed a deal until June 2020. He arrived at a team that had already been eliminated from the domestic cup, as well as the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and Europa League. His debut on 21 January 2018 was a 2–0 home win in ''

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'' against Feyenoord. Ten Hag led the team to the semi-finals of the

for the first time since 1997, by winning against defending champions

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4–1 in the Santiago Bernabéu at the round of 16 stage, and also beating

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away 1–2 having drawn the first leg 1–1 at home in the quarter-finals. In the first leg of the semi-final, he led his team to a 1–0 win against

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in the recently completed

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. However in the second leg, a second-half hat-trick by

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for Tottenham Hotspur, with the last goal being scored in the 96th minute to make it 3–2 (3–3 on aggregate) to win on away goals, eliminated Ajax. He won his first managerial trophy with Ajax on 5 May 2019, the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, beating Willem II in the final. Ten days later, Ajax won the

as well, after a 1–4 away victory over

, completing a

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. At the end of the season, Ten Hag signed a new contract until 2022. Ajax began their 2019–20 season with a 2–0 victory over PSV in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield. During the 2019–20

season, Ajax won 14 and drew two of their first 16 matches. This was followed by successive defeats to Willem II and to AZ. Ajax's form following these defeats fluctuated, with the club going on to lose three further games in their next eight, as well as a second league defeat of the season to AZ. However, due to the emergence of the global

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, the Eredivisie season was null and voided, which meant that despite Ajax being top on goal difference to AZ, there wouldn't be an official winner of the 2019–20

season. Ajax's European campaign was relatively less successful compared to the previous season, having finished third in their group in the 2019–20 Champions League and being subsequently relegated to the UEFA Europa League. Ajax was resultantly knocked out by

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after a 3–2 aggregate loss in the Round of 32 of the 2019–20 Europa League.

2020–2022: Consecutive league titles

Ajax began the 2020–21 season by winning their first three games, before a 1–0 defeat at

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, which proved to be one of the two league defeats that Ten Hag's team sustained over the course of the season. On 24 October 2020, Ten Hag led Ajax to a historic 13–0 victory over

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, breaking the Eredivisie record of the biggest recorded victory in the history of the competition. In the

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, the team lost 3–2 on aggregate to

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in the quarter-finals. On 18 April 2021, Ten Hag guided Ajax to their record-extending 20th KNVB Cup with a 2–1 win over Vitesse in the

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. Two weeks later, Ten Hag extended his contract with Ajax through to the end of the 2022–23 season. Ajax began their 2021–22 campaign with a 4–0 defeat in the

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to PSV, before going unbeaten for the first seven league games before a 1–0 home defeat to

. This proved to be one of Ajax' three league defeats over the season, as Ajax won the title, with results including 5–0 home win over PSV on 24 October 2021. Ajax won all six of their group matches in the

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. On 16 January 2022, Ten Hag became the fastest manager in league history to reach 100 wins with Ajax, achieving the feat in 128 matches, when his side beat Utrecht 3–0 away on match day 19. Ajax were eventually knocked out by Benfica in the round of 16, while winning their third Eredivisie title in four years, after a 5–0 home victory over

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on 11 May 2022. Ten Hag's side also reached the 2022 KNVB Cup Final, which ended in a 2–1 defeat to PSV.

Manchester United

On 21 April 2022, Ten Hag was appointed as manager of

starting from the end of the 2021–22 season until June 2025, with the option of extending for a further year. Mitchell van der Gaag and

joined Ten Hag as part of his coaching staff. On 16 May, it was confirmed that Ten Hag had left his Ajax role early to begin his preparations as Manchester United manager for the 2022–23 season.

2022–23: Top three finish and EFL Cup win

Ten Hag lost his first Premier League match, 2–1 at home to

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on 7 August. Following a 4–0 defeat away to

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on 13 August in his second Premier League match, Ten Hag became the first Manchester United manager since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his first two games in charge. On 22 August, Ten Hag won his first competitive game as Manchester United manager when his side recorded a 2–1 victory against arch-rivals

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. This was United's first league win against Liverpool since March 2018. On 11 January 2023, Ten Hag led Manchester United to a 3–0 win over

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in the

, and in doing so became the fastest Manchester United manager to reach 20 competitive wins, achieving the feat in 27 games. On 26 February, Ten Hag's side beat

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2–0 to win the

, claiming their first trophy since 2017. However, in their first league game after lifting the trophy, Ten Hag's side lost a record 7–0 at

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, home of their rivals Liverpool. It was the heaviest defeat in the history of that fixture, as well as United's joint-heaviest defeat ever, and the first time they had conceded seven goals since 1931. In his first season at the club, Ten Hag also led Manchester United to a place in the

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, by finishing third place in the top four of the Premier League, and also got to the 2023 FA Cup final, eventually losing to local rivals

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, with a scoreline of 2–1.

2023–24: Struggles and FA Cup triumph

Manchester United began the 2023–24 season with a 1–0 win in the Premier League over

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on 14 August. On 1 November, Manchester United exited the

in the fourth round with a 3–0 loss at home to

, who they beat in the final the season prior. Ten Hag was awarded

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for November. On 12 December, Manchester United exited the Champions League after losing 1–0 to

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, finishing bottom of their group with 4 points assuring no European football for the rest of the season. Manchester United ended the Premier League season with a 2–0 win against Brighton to finish in eighth place with 60 points, their lowest position in the top flight since the 1989–90 season. On 25 May 2024, Manchester United won the

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against Manchester City, earning Ten Hag a second major trophy with the club and securing a spot in the

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2024: Dip in performances and dismissal

On 4 July 2024, Manchester United triggered a one-year extension to Ten Hag's contract to keep him with the club until 2026. Former Manchester United striker

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and René Hake joined as assistant managers as a replacement for Mitchell van der Gaag, who left his role. Coach

also resigned from his role at United to take on the manager position for

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. Manchester United started the 2024–25 season by playing against Manchester City in the 2024 FA Community Shield. The game ended in a 1–1 draw, and United lost 7–6 on penalties. On 6 October 2024, after failing to beat

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in the Europa League and

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in the Premier League in the same week, and with United 14th in the league table with eight points from seven games – the club's worst start in the league since 1989–90 – the BBC asked if the team's poor performances warranted Ten Hag's dismissal. On 28 October 2024, Ten Hag was dismissed from his role as head coach at Manchester United. This came after a string of poor results, having drawn away against Fenerbahçe in the Europa League and having lost 2–1 away in the league against

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, through a controversial penalty which was converted by

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in added time. These results left Manchester United in 14th place in the Premier League with 11 points from nine games, and with three points from three games in the Europa League. Assistant manager Ruud van Nistelrooy succeeded Ten Hag as interim manager. On 1 November, Manchester United announced the appointment of

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as a permanent replacement, and that he would begin his tenure at the club on 11 November.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 26 May 2025, Ten Hag was appointed head coach of

club

, signing a contract through 2027 and starting his job at the club from 1 July, succeeding

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Personal life

Ten Hag and his wife, Bianca, have two daughters and a son.

Playing statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

De Graafschap *

: 1990–91 Twente *

: 2000–01

Manager

Bayern Munich II *

: 2013–14 Utrecht *KNVB Cup runner-up: 2015–16 Ajax *

: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 *KNVB Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21; runner-up: 2021–22 *

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Manchester United *

: 2023–24; runner-up: 2022–23 *

: 2022–23 *

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runner-up:

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Individual *

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: 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21 *

: September 2022, February 2023, November 2023

References

External links

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