Dave Vos

Dave Vos

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-04-24) 24 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Amstelveen, Netherlands
Team information
Current team	Ajax (assistant coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2005–2006	AZ Alkmaar (U17)
2011–2017	Ajax (youth)
2017–2020	Ajax (U17)
2020–2021	Jong Ajax (assistant)
2021	Ajax (U18/U19)
2021–2022	Rangers (assistant)
2023–2024	Jong Ajax
2024–	Ajax (assistant)

Dave Vos (born 24 April 1983) is a Dutch football manager who serves as assistant manager of Ajax.

Career

Vos began his coaching career as a youth coach at AZ during the 2005–06 season before joining the KNVB in 2008, where he worked in the talent development program. While at the KNVB, he was recruited by Ajax as a youth coach. Over the years, he coached various academy teams and served as assistant coach to Mitchell van der Gaag at Jong Ajax in the 2020–21 season. ^[1]

In 2021, Vos was appointed assistant manager of Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Scottish side Rangers. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Ajax reappointed Vos as interim head coach of Jong Ajax, replacing John Heitinga. ^[6] He made his managerial debut on 20 February 2023, leading the team to a 4–2 victory over MVV Maastricht at Sportpark De Toekomst. Mika Godts made his debut in the match, scoring one of the final two goals alongside Jaydon Banel. ^{[7] [8]}

In June 2023, Ajax confirmed Vos as Jong Ajax head coach, extending his contract until mid-2025. ^[9] In June 2024, he was promoted to assistant coach of the first team under Francesco Farioli. ^[10]

References

1. Vesseur, Brian (15 February 2023). "Dit is Dave Vos, de opvolger van John Heitinga bij Jong Ajax". Sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
2. "Dave Vos: Detailed, innovative, but lots to learn in a first-team environment". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
3. "Why Rangers chose Dave Vos". scotsman.com.
4. "Who is Dave Vos?". dailyrecord.co.uk.
5. "Dit is Dave Vos". sportnieuws.nl.
6. "Jong Ajax vindt in Dave Vos opvolger John Heitinga voor rest van seizoen". Het Parool (in Dutch). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
7. "Jong Ajax-trainer debuteert met thuiszege op MVV". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
8. Brood, Thomas (20 February 2023). "Jong Ajax wint na kansenfestijn van MVV". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
9. "Ajax behoudt opvolger Heitinga bij beloften en breekt contract open". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 27 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
10. "Francesco Farioli nieuwe trainer Ajax". Ajax (in Dutch). 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.