Leo Beenhakker

Leo Beenhakker
Beenhakker in 1986
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-08-02) 2 August 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SC Maasstad Tediro [nl]
XerxesDZB
Zwart-Wit '28
Managerial career
1965–1967 SV Epe
1967–1968 Go Ahead Eagles (assistant)
1968–1972 BV Veendam
1972–1975 Cambuur
1975–1976 Go Ahead Eagles
1976–1978 Feyenoord (youth)
1978–1979 Ajax (youth)
1979–1981 Ajax
1981–1984 Real Zaragoza
1984–1985 Volendam
1985–1986 Netherlands
1986–1989 Real Madrid
1989–1991 Ajax
1990 Netherlands
1992 Real Madrid
1992–1993 Grasshoppers
1993–1994 Saudi Arabia
1994–1995 América
1995 İstanbulspor
1996 Guadalajara
1996–1997 Vitesse
1997–2000 Feyenoord
2000–2003 Ajax (technical director)
2003–2004 Club América
2004–2005 De Graafschap (technical advisor)
2005–2006 Trinidad and Tobago
2006–2009 Poland
2007 Feyenoord (ad interim)
2009–2011 Feyenoord (technical director)
2011 Újpest (technical director)
2013–2015 Trinidad and Tobago (director of football)
2013–2015 Sparta Rotterdam (technical director)
2017–2018 Sparta Rotterdam (technical advisor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leo Beenhakker CM (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈleːjoː ˈbeːnɦɑkər]; born 2 August 1942) is a Dutch football coach. He has had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. He led both Ajax and Feyenoord to Dutch championships and also had domestic success with Real Madrid. At international level, he led Trinidad and Tobago to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Poland to UEFA Euro 2008, both firsts for each nation. His role in Spanish football has earned him the nickname Don Leo, largely due to his fondness of cigars and dry humour.