Peter Bosz
Bosz managing Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Full name Peter Sylvester Bosz
Date of birth (1963-11-21) 21 November 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSV (manager)
Youth career
OBV
Apeldoornse Boys
AGOVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Vitesse 81 (2)
1984–1985 AGOVV (amateurs)
1985–1988 RKC 105 (4)
1988–1991 Toulon 93 (0)
1991–1996 Feyenoord 155 (6)
1996–1997 JEF United Ichihara 36 (3)
1998 Hansa Rostock 14 (0)
1998–1999 NAC 26 (1)
1999 JEF United Ichihara 11 (0)
Total 521 (16)
International career
1991–1995 Netherlands 8 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2002 AGOVV
2002–2003 De Graafschap
2004–2006 Heracles Almelo
2006–2009 Feyenoord (technical director)
2010–2013 Heracles Almelo
2013–2016 Vitesse
2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017 Ajax
2017 Borussia Dortmund
2018–2021 Bayer Leverkusen
2021–2022 Lyon
2023– PSV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Sylvester Bosz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːtər ˈbɔs], born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven.

He had previously held managerial positions as several clubs including Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon, before being appointed as manager of PSV in June 2023.

Playing career

Bosz in 1988

Club

A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career played with Vitesse in 1981; after a loan season with then amateurs AGOVV in 1984, he returned into professional football with RKC Waalwijk (from 1985 to 1988), then moving to France with Toulon (1988 to 1991), and successively playing six seasons with Dutch giants Feyenoord (1991 to 1996), Japanese club JEF United Ichihara (1996–97), German club Hansa Rostock[2] (1997–98), NAC Breda[3] (1998–99). He retired at the end of the year 1999 after a second spell[4] with JEF United Ichihara.

International

Bosz made his debut for the Netherlands in a December 1991 Euro qualification match against Greece and earned eight caps, scoring no goals.[5] His final international game was in 1995 against the Czech Republic. He was part of the Dutch squad at UEFA Euro 1992.

Managerial career

Early career

After his retirement, Bosz started a career in management, first becoming head coach of amateurs AGOVV, a position he held from January 2000 to 2002. In 2002 he also won a national amateur league title. Bosz made his move into professional football in 2002, becoming head coach of De Graafschap (2002–2003). The team finished last in the 2002–03 Eredivisie and was relegated to the Eerste Divisie. Bosz next became manager of Heracles Almelo (2004–2006). He won the 2004–05 Eerste Divisie with the club and earned promotion to the Eredivisie. Bosz' Heracles secured their Eredivisie survival the following year, finishing 13th in the 2005–06 Eredivisie.

In July 2006, Bosz accepted an offer as technical director at his former club Feyenoord. Whilst at the club, he was responsible for completing the signings of (amongst others) Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Roy Makaay, Tim de Cler, Kevin Hofland and Denny Landzaat.[6][7] He left the position on 14 January 2009, due to his opposition to the dismissal of head coach Gertjan Verbeek.[8] In the summer of 2010, Bosz started his second spell as manager of Heracles Almelo, replacing Verbeek who had moved to AZ Alkmaar in the meantime. The team finished 8th in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, securing qualification for the European competition Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Groningen. Heracles finished 12th in the 2011–12 Eredivisie and 2012–13 Eredivisie. He left the club in 2013.

Bosz coaching Vitesse in 2013

On 19 June 2013, Bosz was appointed as manager of his old club Vitesse on a two-year contract. Bosz replaced outgoing manager Fred Rutten whose contract had expired. In November 2013, Vitesse was top of the league in the Eredivisie for the first time since 2006. It was the first time since 2000 they'd been top of the league later than the first week. Halfway through the season, after 17 matches, Vitesse was the leader in the competition. The team finished 2013–14 season in sixth place. The following season, Vitesse finished fifth, qualifying for the European competition play-offs. Also, Bosz was nominated for the Rinus Michels Award (for manager of the year), but lost to Phillip Cocu, who had led PSV Eindhoven to the Eredivisie title. In the 2015–16 season, Vitesse was in fifth place in the winter break, after which Bosz left the club.[9] In January 2016 Bosz was announced as the new head coach of Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.[9] Bosz left Tel Aviv in May 2016 for the Dutch team Ajax.[10] During his time in Israel, Bosz was undefeated in 19 games in charge, with twelve wins and seven draws.[citation needed] However, Tel Aviv lost the title to Hapoel Be'er Sheva and lost in the Israeli cup final to Maccabi Haifa.[11][circular reference]

Larger clubs

In May 2016, Ajax announced that Bosz was appointed to serve as the new head coach from July 2016, after signing a three-year contract.[10] In his first competitive match as head coach, Bosz's side earned a 1–1 draw against PAOK in the third qualifying round of the Champions League on 27 July 2016.[12] Bosz was unable to lead Ajax to the group stage of the Champions League, after losing 5–2 on aggregate to Russian side Rostov.[13] On 11 September 2016, Bosz faced his former side Vitesse, as Ajax won 1–0.[14] On 24 May 2017, Ajax were beaten 2–0 at Friends Arena, Stockholm in the Europa League final by Manchester United.[15]

On 6 June 2017, it was announced that Peter Bosz would move to German club Borussia Dortmund. Since there was no buy-out clause in his contract with his previous club, Ajax received nearly €5 million for compensation in order to buy out his contract. It was a record buyout of a head coach for a German club, breaking the previous record of €4 million.[16][17] After no wins in their Champions League group stage, Dortmund dropped into the Europa League. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked and replaced by Peter Stöger.[18]

On 23 December 2018, he was appointed as the new head coach of Bayer Leverkusen.[19] After his appointment, Leverkusen's form improved significantly leading to Leverkusen securing UEFA Champions League qualification in the final game of the season.[20] Bosz was sacked in March 2021, after the team dropped to sixth place with seven points to direct UEFA Champions League qualification.[21]

On 29 May 2021, Bosz was appointed as the head coach of French side Lyon and signed a two-year contract, replacing Rudi Garcia.[22] On 9 October 2022, Bosz was sacked ten matches into the season, with Lyon in ninth place in Ligue 1. He was replaced by Laurent Blanc.[23]

Coaching style

Bosz favours an attacking style of play, based on ball possession and aggressive pressing.[24] Furthermore, Bosz's tactical ideas are heavily influenced by the football of Johan Cruyff.[25]

As a result of this attacking style, Bosz has changed the positions of many of his players. Bosz won plaudits for his conversion of Lasse Schone, who played on the wing for Frank de Boer into the holding midfield position, utilising Schone's technique to enhance Ajax's build-up play.[26] Furthermore, Julian Brandt, was moved from the position of left-winger under Heiko Herrlich into a central attacking midfield position by Bosz, which resulted in a significant upturn in form.[27][28] While at Lyon, he utilised midfielder Thiago Mendes as a central defender.

However, Bosz's style does have its detractors. His failure at Dortmund was partly credited to a perceived idealistic attacking approach, which left Dortmund continuously vulnerable to the counter-attack.[29][30]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996 JEF United Ichihara J1 League 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
1997 27 3 2 0 8 0 37 3
1999 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 47 3 3 0 8 0 58 3

International

Bosz (right) and Ruud Gullit with the Dutch national team in 1988
Netherlands[31]
Year Apps Goals
1991 1 0
1992 5 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 0
Total 8 0

Managerial

As of match played 27 January 2024[32]
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
AGOVV 1 July 2000 30 June 2002 52 33 9 10 129 53 +76 063.46
De Graafschap 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 40 10 6 24 55 92 −37 025.00
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2004 30 June 2006 75 37 12 26 118 101 +17 049.33
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2010 30 June 2013 116 44 25 47 212 207 +5 037.93
Vitesse 1 July 2013 3 January 2016 103 46 27 30 197 142 +55 044.66
Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 January 2016 1 July 2016[33] 25 17 7 1 52 16 +36 068.00
Ajax 1 July 2016[33] 6 June 2017 56 36 11 9 119 50 +69 064.29
Borussia Dortmund 6 June 2017 10 December 2017 24 8 7 9 53 38 +15 033.33
Bayer Leverkusen 23 December 2018 23 March 2021 108 59 16 33 215 139 +76 054.63
Lyon 29 May 2021 9 October 2022 59 27 17 15 102 73 +29 045.76
PSV Eindhoven 1 July 2023 present 32 25 5 2 88 25 +63 078.13
Total 690 342 142 206 1,340 936 +404 049.57

Honours

Player

Feyenoord

Manager

AGOVV

Heracles Almelo

Ajax

Bayer Leverkusen

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Peter Bosz – Trainerprofil". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ Peter Bosz verruilt Japanse voetbalclub voor Hansa Rostock – Trouw (in Dutch)
  3. ^ NAC versterkt zich met Peter Bosz – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Bosz terug naar JEF United – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Intl career stats Archived 5 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Ons Oranje
  6. ^ "Manager Bosz 'blij dat nieuw Feyenoord vorm krijgt' / Ook Makaay en Hofland bij nieuwkomers in Kuip". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Van papier naar werkelijkheid". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 June 2007.
  8. ^ Seizoengids 2010/2011 (in Dutch). Voetbal International. p. 108.
  9. ^ a b "Vitesse coach Peter Bosz heads for Tel Aviv". 4 January 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Ajax hire Peter Bosz to replace the departing Frank de Boer". ESPN. 24 May 2016.
  11. ^ 2016 Israel State Cup Final
  12. ^ "Ajax 1–1 PAOK". UEFA. 27 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Four-time European champions Ajax missed out on a place in the Champions League group stage after losing 4–1 to Rostov". BBC Sports. 24 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Ajax 1 – 0 Vitesse: Första hemmasegern". 11 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Manchester United's Paul Pogba sets up Europa League final win over Ajax". the Guardian. 24 May 2017.
  16. ^ http://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/peter-bosz-vertrekt-naar-dortmund-na-knallende-ruzie~a5ec3f15/ Peter Bosz vertrekt naar Dortmund na knallende ruzie
  17. ^ http://nos.nl/artikel/2176768-dortmund-presenteert-bosz-vanmiddag-ajax-krijgt-bijna-5-miljoen.html Dortmund presenteert Bosz vanmiddag, Ajax krijgt bijna 5 miljoen – NOS.nl
  18. ^ "Borussia Dortmund trennt sich von Trainer Bosz". kicker.de. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Peter Bosz übernimmt Trainer-Amt von Heiko Herrlich". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  20. ^ "How Peter Bosz took Bayer Leverkusen back to the Champions League". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  21. ^ "Wolf übernimmt für Bosz – Hermann kehrt zurück". bayer04.de. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Press release - Peter Bosz joins Olympique Lyonnais". Olympique Lyonnais. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Laurent Blanc, nouvel entraîneur de l'OL jusqu'en 2024" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Leverkusen Tactics: Bosz's Offensive Style - Powered By Tifo Football". Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  25. ^ "Ajax return to the Cruyff ideals as Peter Bosz leads new generation". the Guardian. 10 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Schöne will play a big part in Ajax' future success". Ajax Daily. 4 March 2017.
  27. ^ "How Kai Havertz and Julian Brandt are central to the Bayer Leverkusen revolution under Peter Bosz". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  28. ^ "Left Back Football". Left Back Football.
  29. ^ "Where did it go wrong for Peter Bosz at Borussia Dortmund?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  30. ^ "Bundesliga: Peter Bosz Refuses To Be Blown Off Course After Bayer Leverkusen Lose To Borussia Mönchengladbach". The Sportsman. 20 January 2019.
  31. ^ Peter Bosz at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  32. ^ Peter Bosz at Soccerbase
  33. ^ a b "Ajax stelt Bosz aan als opvolger De Boer". VI.nl (in Dutch). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  34. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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