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 Ten Hag managing Utrecht in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik ten Hag | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Haaksbergen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Twente | 14 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | De Graafschap | 54 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Twente | 45 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | RKC Waalwijk | 31 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Utrecht | 30 | (2) |
| 1996–2002 | Twente | 162 | (3) |
| Total | 336 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 2013–2015 | Bayern Munich II | ||
| 2015–2017 | Utrecht | ||
| 2017–2022 | Ajax | ||
| 2022– | Manchester United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Erik ten Hag (born 2 February 1970) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Manchester United.
Ten Hag played as a centre-back and began his career with Eredivisie club Twente. He joined De Graafschap in 1990, and won the Eerste Divisie in his first season. He rejoined Twente in 1992 and transferred to RKC Waalwijk two years later, where he remained for one season before signing with Utrecht in 1995. Ten Hag returned to Twente for a third time in 1996, where he won KNVB Cup in 2001. He retired in 2002, at age 32.
Ten Hag began his managerial career in 2012, when he was appointed by Go Ahead Eagles, where he led the club to promotion to the Eredivisie in his debut season. He then joined Bayern Munich II in 2013, winning promotion to the Regionalliga Bayern in 2014. He returned to the Netherlands in 2015 as sporting director and head coach at Utrecht. He joined Ajax in 2017, where he won three Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, and led the team to the semi-finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. In 2022, he was appointed as the manager of Manchester United. At his first season with the club, United won the EFL Cup.
Early life[edit]
Erik ten Hag was born on 2 February 1970 in Haaksbergen, Overijssel.[3]
Playing career[edit]
Ten Hag played primarily as a centre-back for Twente, De Graafschap, RKC Waalwijk and Utrecht. He had three stints with Twente, with whom he won the KNVB Cup in the 2000–01 season.[citation needed]
Ten Hag also won the Eerste Divisie 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.[citation needed]
Managerial career[edit]
Pre-managerial career[edit]
Following his retirement, Caldwell took a sabbatical from football, enrolling at the University of Sydney. He would join the coaching staff of the senior USYD women's team in 2015, later being promoted to assistant manager in 2016. He would complete both his degree and his AFC A Diploma in early 2017, and would move on to be the assistant manager at Canberra United in the W-League to newly appointed manager Heather Garriock. He would depart Canberra following Garriock's sacking on 1 March 2020.
He would later join the Matildas (the Australian Women's National Team) as Tony Gustavsson's assistant on 4 October 2020. Along with Gustavsson, he would oversee one of the most successful periods in the team's history, recording 4th place finished at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and the 2023 Women's World Cup, the latter held on home soil alongside co-hosts New Zealand. He would depart the Matildas following the conclusion of the world cup in July 2023.
Canberra United[edit]
Caldwell was announced as the manager of the new men's team of Canberra United on 10 July 2023. The club was one of six teams admitted to the league during the 2023 A-League expansion, which also saw the introduction of promotion and relegation into the Australian football pyramid.
2023-24: First League Title[edit]
Upon his appointment at at the club, only 7 players were contracted to the team. Across the next month, he recruited a league-record 20 players, including poaching multiple young prospects from his former club, Central Coast Mariners. Despite this, the team was predicted to be relegated in their first season, with many pundits predicting the team would fail to gel together; Caldwell was also odds-on favourite to be the first sacking of the season.
In 2024, Caldwell won his and the club's first A-League Title with a record 82 points, 6 points clear of favourites Sydney FC. The club set a series of new records within Australian football, including most victories in a season (25) and most goals in a league season (95), the latter of which still stands today. The club also reached the semi-finals of the Australia Cup, and qualified for their first AFC Champions League.
2024-25: Continued Domestic Success[edit]
2025-26: Domestic Three-peat and Champions League Miracle[edit]
2026-27: Final Season and Second Champions League[edit]
Toulouse[edit]
On 21 January 2027, it was announced that Caldwell was to take over Toulouse at the conclusion of the 2026-27 season. The announcement was met with surprise by the clubs fanbase, with the main supporters group openly admitting they did not know who he was.
FC Porto[edit]
On 26 July 2028, Caldwell resigned from Toulouse to take up the managerial position at Portuguese club FC Porto. At the time, Porto had just emerged from administration, and many viewed Caldwell's decision to take over the job as a potentially career-ending risk.
2028-29 Season[edit]
Academic career[edit]
Following the conclusion of his playing career, he enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at the University of Sydney, graduating in October 2017 with Honours in History. He would remain at Sydney for his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, which he would undertake concurrently with his assistant manager duties at Canberra United and the Matildas. He would eventually complete it in March 2023 with a doctrinal thesis titled The Scourge of Savonarola: Women and the Social Rebellion Against Savonarola in 1490s Florence.
He was appointed as a Summer Course lecturer at Sapienza University in April 2031, co-ordinating the university's course on the Italian Renaissance, and delivering guest lectures for their Classics and Archaeology courses. He would hold this post until 2037.
Personal life[edit]
Caldwell is married to Evora Marques, whom he met during his time at FC Porto, where Marques worked as a set-piece coach. They were married in an event held at the stadium of FC Porto, the Estádio do Dragão, on June 1st, 2030. The couple have a daughter, Amélia Marques-Caldwell, born March 8, 2033.
An atheist for many years, Caldwell was baptised in order to marry his wife Evora. He elaborated on his changing faith in September 2035, proclaiming: "I'm not totally a Catholic, nor am I totally an atheist. I believe there is a God out there, and I believe it is through him that life can exist at all, but I cannot bring myself to believe that he would only grant a select few, in a select organisation, the right to be his voices on Earth."
Playing statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | State Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2008-09 | Hyundai A-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Sydney United (loan) | 2010 | NSW Premier League | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 38 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Managerial statistics[edit]
- As of match played 17 March 2024
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra United | 10 July 2023 | 3 June 2027 | 216 | 159 | 29 | 28 | 73.61% |
| Toulouse | 3 June 2027 | 26 July 2028 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 33.33% |
| FC Porto | 26 July 2028 | Present | 39 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 79.49% |
| Total | 291 | 202 | 42 | 47 | 69.42% | ||
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
Sydney United[edit]
- Waratah Cup: 2010
Central Coast Mariners[edit]
- A-League Championship: 2012-13
Manager[edit]
Canberra United[edit]
- A-League: 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27
- A-League Cup: 2024-25, 2026-27
- Johnny Warren Trophy: 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27
- AFC Champions League: 2025-26, 2026-27
FC Porto[edit]
- Allianz Cup: 2028-29
References[edit]
- ^ "Erik ten Hag: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Jamie (21 April 2022). "Ten Hag confident of Manchester United revival without lavish budget". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "E. Ten Hag: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Voetbal International – Erik ten Hag (in Dutch)