There have been 38 different coaches who have taken the role as manager of the Netherlands national football team. The team's first coach was Cees van Hasselt, who took charge of their first match against Belgium in 1905.[1] Bob Glendenning holds the record for the longest tenure as Netherlands coach, having served in the role for a total of 16 years over two spells: in 1923, and from 1925 to 1940. He also coached the Netherlands team the most times in history with 87 matches, 25 more than second-placed coach Dick Advocaat. Advocaat has the most wins as coach, with 37 to Glendenning's 36.[2]

Managers

As of 14 June 2023
From To Name P W D L Competitions Notes
30 April 1905 10 May 1908 Netherlands Cees van Hasselt 11 6 0 5
22 November 1908 15 November 1913 England Edgar Chadwick 24 14 2 8 1908 Olympics
1912 Olympics
16 November 1910 ? England Jimmy Hogan 1 1 0 0 Caretaker manager
17 November 1912 ? England Fred Warburton 1 1 0 0 Caretaker manager
20 April 1913 ? England Tom Bradshaw 1 0 0 1 Caretaker manager
15 March 1914 17 May 1914 Scotland Billy Hunter 4 2 1 1
9 June 1919 ? England Jack Reynolds 1 1 0 0
24 August 1919 10 May 1923 England Frederick Warburton 21 (20) 8 (7) 6 (6) 7 (7) 1920 Olympics
12 June 1921 ? England Jim Waites 1 0 1 0 Caretaker manager
25 October 1923 ? England Bob Glendenning 1 1 0 0
23 March 1924 9 June 1924 England William Townley 8 2 3 3 1924 Olympics
2 November 1924 ? England Jan Bollington 1 1 0 0
15 March 1925 21 April 1940 England Bob Glendenning 87 (86) 36 (35) 15 (15) 36 (36) 1928 Olympics
1934 FIFA World Cup
1938 FIFA World Cup
10 March 1946 27 November 1946 Netherlands Karel Kaufman 4 2 1 1
7 April 1947 30 June 1948 England Jesse Carver 10 6 2 2 1948 Olympics
21 November 1948 ? Scotland Tom Sneddon 1 0 1 0
13 March 1949 23 April 1949 Netherlands Karel Kaufman 6 (2) 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (0)
12 June 1949 30 May 1954 Netherlands Jaap van der Leck 29 5 3 21 1952 Olympics
24 October 1954 ? Netherlands Karel Kaufman 7 (1) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (1)
13 March 1955 ? Austria Friedrich Donenfeld 1 0 1 0
3 April 1955 6 June 1956 Austria Max Merkel 10 7 1 2
15 September 1956 ? Austria Heinrich "Wudi" Müller 1 1 0 0
14 October 1956 4 November 1956 Austria Friedrich Donenfeld 3 (2) 1 (1) 2 (1) 0 (0)
30 January 1957 26 May 1957 England George Hardwick 5 1 1 3
11 September 1957 24 May 1964 Romania Elek Schwartz 49 19 12 18
30 September 1964 14 November 1965 England Denis Neville 8 2 3 3
23 March 1966 28 January 1970 West Germany Georg Keßler 28 10 6 12
11 October 1970 18 November 1973 Czechoslovakia František Fadrhonc 20 13 4 3
27 March 1974 7 July 1974 Netherlands Rinus Michels 10 6 3 1 1974 FIFA World Cup
4 September 1974 19 June 1976 Netherlands George Knobel 15 9 1 5 UEFA Euro 1976
8 September 1976 26 March 1977 Netherlands Jan Zwartkruis 4 3 1 0
31 August 1977 24 June 1978 Austria Ernst Happel 12 8 2 2 1978 FIFA World Cup
5 October 1977 26 October 1977 Netherlands Jan Zwartkruis 11 (1) 7 (1) 4 (1) 0 (0) Caretaker manager
20 September 1978 6 January 1981 Netherlands Jan Zwartkruis 28 (22) 12 (8) 8 (6) 8 (8) UEFA Euro 1980
22 February 1981 22 February 1981 Netherlands Rob Baan 1 1 0 0 Caretaker manager
23 March 1981 17 October 1984 Netherlands Kees Rijvers 21 10 3 8
29 April 1981 29 April 1981 Netherlands Rob Baan 2 (1) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) Caretaker manager
14 November 1984 23 December 1984 Netherlands Rinus Michels 12 (2) 7 (1) 3 (0) 2 (1)
27 February 1985 12 March 1986 Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 7 5 1 1
29 April 1986 25 June 1988 Netherlands Rinus Michels 34 (22) 19 (12) 9 (6) 6 (4) UEFA Euro 1988
14 September 1988 20 December 1989 Netherlands Thijs Libregts 11 6 3 2
21 February 1990 28 March 1990 Netherlands Nol de Ruiter 2 0 1 1 Caretaker manager
30 May 1990 24 June 1990 Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 13 (6) 6 (1) 4 (3) 3 (2) 1990 FIFA World Cup
26 September 1990 22 June 1992 Netherlands Rinus Michels 53 (19) 30 (11) 14 (5) 9 (3) UEFA Euro 1992
9 September 1992 14 December 1994 Netherlands Dick Advocaat 26 15 6 5 1994 FIFA World Cup
18 January 1995 11 July 1998 Netherlands Guus Hiddink 38 22 8 8 UEFA Euro 1996
1998 FIFA World Cup
26 February 1997 26 February 1997 Netherlands Jan Rab 1 0 0 1 Caretaker manager
10 November 1998 29 June 2000 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard 22 8 12 2 UEFA Euro 2000
2 September 2000 30 November 2001 Netherlands Louis van Gaal 14 8 4 2
13 February 2002 30 June 2004 Netherlands Dick Advocaat 55 (29) 31 (16) 13 (7) 11 (6) UEFA Euro 2004
18 August 2004 21 June 2008 Netherlands Marco van Basten 52 35 11 6 2006 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2008
20 August 2008 17 June 2012 Netherlands Bert van Marwijk 52 34 10 8 2010 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2012
15 August 2012 31 July 2014 Netherlands Louis van Gaal 43 (29) 26 (18) 13 (9) 4 (2) 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 August 2014 1 July 2015 Netherlands Guus Hiddink 48 (10) 26 (4) 9 (1) 13 (5)
1 July 2015 27 March 2017 Netherlands Danny Blind 17 7 3 7
27 March 2017 4 June 2017 Netherlands Fred Grim 3 2 0 1 Caretaker manager
4 June 2017 14 November 2017 Netherlands Dick Advocaat 62 (7) 37 (6) 13 (0) 12 (1)
6 February 2018 19 August 2020 Netherlands Ronald Koeman 20 11 5 4 2018–19 UEFA Nations League
19 August 2020 23 September 2020 Netherlands Dwight Lodeweges 2 1 0 1 Caretaker manager
23 September 2020 29 June 2021 Netherlands Frank de Boer 15 8 4 3 UEFA Euro 2020
4 August 2021 9 December 2022 Netherlands Louis van Gaal 63 (20) 40 (14) 19 (6) 4 (0) 2022 FIFA World Cup
1 January 2023 Present Netherlands Ronald Koeman 23 (3) 12 (1) 5 (0) 6 (2)

References

  1. ^ "Netherlands national football team managers". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Coaches – NEDERLANDS ELFTAL". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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