List of Netherlands national football team managers

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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, 24 more than second-placed coach Louis van Gaal. Louis van Gaal has the most wins as coach with 40 wins. [2]

Managers

As of 11 June 2025
FromToManagerMWDLCompetitionsNotes
30 April 190510 May 1908 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cees van Hasselt 11605
22 November 190815 November 1913 Flag of England.svg Edgar Chadwick 241428 1908 Olympics
1912 Olympics
16 November 1910 ? Flag of England.svg Jimmy Hogan 1100 Caretaker manager
17 November 1912 ? Flag of England.svg Fred Warburton 1100 Caretaker manager
20 April 1913 ? Flag of England.svg Tom Bradshaw 1001 Caretaker manager
15 March 191417 May 1914 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Hunter 4211
9 June 1919 ? Flag of England.svg Jack Reynolds 1100
24 August 191910 May 1923 Flag of England.svg Frederick Warburton 21 (20)8 (7)6 (6)7 (7) 1920 Olympics
12 June 1921 ? Flag of England.svg Jim Waites 1010 Caretaker manager
25 October 1923 ? Flag of England.svg Bob Glendenning 1100
23 March 19249 June 1924 Flag of England.svg William Townley 8233 1924 Olympics
2 November 1924 ? Flag of England.svg Jan Bollington 1100
15 March 192521 April 1940 Flag of England.svg Bob Glendenning 87 (86)36 (35)15 (15)36 (36) 1928 Olympics
1934 FIFA World Cup
1938 FIFA World Cup
10 March 194627 November 1946 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karel Kaufman 4211
7 April 194730 June 1948 Flag of England.svg Jesse Carver 10622 1948 Olympics
21 November 1948 ? Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Sneddon 1010
13 March 194923 April 1949 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karel Kaufman 6 (2)3 (1)2 (1)1 (0)
12 June 194930 May 1954 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap van der Leck 295321 1952 Olympics
24 October 1954 ? Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karel Kaufman 7 (1)3 (0)2 (0)2 (1)
13 March 1955 ? Flag of Austria.svg Friedrich Donenfeld 1010
3 April 19556 June 1956 Flag of Austria.svg Max Merkel 10712
15 September 1956 ? Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich "Wudi" Müller 1100
14 October 19564 November 1956 Flag of Austria.svg Friedrich Donenfeld 3 (2)1 (1)2 (1)0 (0)
30 January 195726 May 1957 Flag of England.svg George Hardwick 5113
11 September 195724 May 1964 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Elek Schwartz 49191218
30 September 196414 November 1965 Flag of England.svg Denis Neville 8233
23 March 196628 January 1970 Flag of Germany.svg Georg Keßler 2810612
11 October 197018 November 1973 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Fadrhonc 201343
27 March 19747 July 1974 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus Michels 10631 1974 FIFA World Cup
4 September 197419 June 1976 Flag of the Netherlands.svg George Knobel 15915 UEFA Euro 1976
8 September 197626 March 1977 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Zwartkruis 4310
31 August 197724 June 1978 Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Happel 12822 1978 FIFA World Cup
5 October 197726 October 1977 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Zwartkruis 11 (1)7 (1)4 (1)0 (0) Caretaker manager
20 September 19786 January 1981 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Zwartkruis 28 (22)12 (8)8 (6)8 (8) UEFA Euro 1980
22 February 198122 February 1981 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Baan 1100 Caretaker manager
23 March 198117 October 1984 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kees Rijvers 211038
29 April 198129 April 1981 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Baan 2 (1)2 (1)0 (0)0 (0) Caretaker manager
14 November 198423 December 1984 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus Michels 12 (2)7 (1)3 (0)2 (1)
27 February 198512 March 1986 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leo Beenhakker 7511
29 April 198625 June 1988 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus Michels 34 (22)19 (12)9 (6)6 (4) UEFA Euro 1988
14 September 198820 December 1989 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thijs Libregts 11632
21 February 199028 March 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nol de Ruiter 2011 Caretaker manager
30 May 199024 June 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leo Beenhakker 13 (6)6 (1)4 (3)3 (2) 1990 FIFA World Cup
26 September 199022 June 1992 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus Michels 53 (19)30 (11)14 (5)9 (3) UEFA Euro 1992
9 September 199214 December 1994 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dick Advocaat 261565 1994 FIFA World Cup
18 January 199511 July 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guus Hiddink 382288 UEFA Euro 1996
1998 FIFA World Cup
26 February 199726 February 1997 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Rab 1001 Caretaker manager
10 November 199829 June 2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank Rijkaard 228122 UEFA Euro 2000
2 September 200030 November 2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louis van Gaal 14842
13 February 200230 June 2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dick Advocaat 55 (29)31 (16)13 (7)11 (6) UEFA Euro 2004
18 August 200421 June 2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten 5235116 2006 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2008
20 August 200817 June 2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert van Marwijk 5234108 2010 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2012
15 August 201231 July 2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louis van Gaal 43 (29)26 (18)13 (9)4 (2) 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 August 20141 July 2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guus Hiddink 48 (10)26 (4)9 (1)13 (5)
1 July 201527 March 2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Blind 17737
27 March 20174 June 2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Grim 3201 Caretaker manager
4 June 201714 November 2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dick Advocaat 62 (7)37 (6)13 (0)12 (1)
6 February 201819 August 2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald Koeman 201154 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
19 August 202023 September 2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dwight Lodeweges 2101 Caretaker manager
23 September 202029 June 2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank de Boer 15843 UEFA Euro 2020
4 August 20219 December 2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louis van Gaal 63 (20)40 (14)19 (6)4 (0) 2022 FIFA World Cup
1 January 2023Present Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald Koeman 51 (31)28 (17)11 (6)12 (8) UEFA Euro 2024

References

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