While Manchester United might not have been having the best transfer window, there is one area where they hit the jackpot. The club managed to lure Ajax’s manager Erik Ten Hag to Old Trafford. The Dutchman is one of the brightest man managers in football. However, his departure left Ajax in a fix as they searched for his new replacement. In the end, the Eredivisie champions appointed Club Brugge’s manager Alfred Schreuder to lead them in a new era.
However, replacing Ten Hag will not be any mean feat for Schreuder. The former manager oversaw two golden generations at Ajax. For information, here is the list of top players he developed, most of whom went to represent top European clubs.
This is an impressive list. Ten Hag also won six trophies during his stint at Ajax, including three domestic titles. However, Alfred Schreuder is no stranger to the club. A year after Ten Hag’s appointment, Ajax had hired Schreuder as an assistant coach. After winning two trophies, he moved to Barcelona as Ronald Koeman’s assistant before taking his third managerial job at Club Brugge.
So, who is Ajax’s new manager Alfred Schreuder?
Who is Alfred Schreuder?
Alfred Schreuder is a former Dutch football player. He played his entire career in the Netherlands, representing clubs such as Feyenoord, Twente and Vitesse. Immediately after finishing his career at Vitesse, he became their assistant manager. For the next 13 years, he would work at FC Twente, 1899 Hoffenheim, Ajax and Barcelona. During this stint, he worked under Julian Nagelsmann, Erik Ten Hag and Ronald Koeman.
Schreuder won four trophies, including one Eredivisie as a player, although he never represented his country. After his first job at Vitesse, he spent five years as Twente’s assistant coach before taking the main job in 2014, his first managerial stint. However, he had a horrendous first season, as Twente finished 10th in the league. This after they had finished third in the previous season.
#Ajax appoint Alfred Schreuder as their new manager.
He was assistant to Erik ten Hag at the club in 2018/19. He has also worked with Julian Nagelsmann and Ronald Koeman, and this season guided Club Brugge to the Champions League, winning 10 of 13 league games in charge. 🇳🇱❌ pic.twitter.com/j0DIwxCC97
— The Coaches’ Voice (@CoachesVoice) May 12, 2022
The following season he joined Hoffenheim and served as assistant managers to Huub Stevens and Nagelsmann. And during his three years, the club…
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