Ajax Manager
Becomes Ajax head coach and begins one of the most successful managerial periods in the club's history.
Role range: 1991-1997
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Louis van Gaal Biography and Timeline
Follow Louis van Gaal through 8 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Louis van Gaal, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1991–2016Years on this page
1991
1992
UEFA Cup Victory
Guides Ajax to the UEFA Cup title against Torino.
Role range: 1991-1997
1995
Champions League Victory
Guides a young Ajax side to a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League final.
Role range: 1991-1997
Ajax Champions League Triumph
Leads a youthful Ajax side to the European title with an unbeaten campaign.
1997
Barcelona Manager Appointment
Takes charge of Barcelona and introduces a large group of Dutch players into the squad.
Role range: 1997-2000
1999
Barcelona League Championship
Guides Barcelona to a second consecutive Spanish league championship.
Role range: 1997-2000
2014
World Cup Third Place
Guides the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup after an unbeaten run through regulation time.
Role range: 2012-2014
2016
van Gaal Leads Manchester United Past Crystal Palace
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1, giving van Gaal the FA Cup.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.