Erik ten Hag

Erik ten Hag

Ten Hag managing Utrecht in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Erik ten Hag
Date of birth	(1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
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
2018–2022	Ajax
2022–2024	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 most recently managed 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 from playing in 2002 at age 32.

Ten Hag began his managerial career in 2012 at 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 head coach and sporting director at Utrecht. He joined Ajax in 2018, 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. During his tenure at the club, United won the EFL Cup and FA Cup. He was dismissed by United in 2024 following a string of poor results.