Mitchell van der Gaag
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In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Gaag, not Gaag.
Mitchell van der Gaag (born 22 October 1971) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back, currently the assistant manager of Manchester United.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mitchell van der Gaag | ||
Date of birth | (1971-10-22) 22 October 1971 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Zutphen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
SC Brummen | |||
De Graafschap | |||
1986–1989 | PSV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1994 | PSV | 44 | (4) |
1989–1990 | → NEC (loan) | 10 | (2) |
1990–1992 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 55 | (4) |
1995–1997 | Motherwell | 42 | (8) |
1997–2001 | Utrecht | 99 | (11) |
2001–2006 | Marítimo | 154 | (18) |
2006–2007 | Al Nassr | 27 | (3) |
Total | 431 | (50) | |
International career | |||
1990–1991 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2009 | Marítimo B | ||
2009–2010 | Marítimo | ||
2012–2013 | Belenenses | ||
2015 | Ermis | ||
2015–2016 | Eindhoven | ||
2016–2018 | Excelsior | ||
2018–2019 | NAC | ||
2019–2021 | Jong Ajax | ||
2021–2022 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
2022– | Manchester United (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He made 208 Eredivisie appearances and scored 19 goals, for NEC, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV and Utrecht. Abroad, he had spells at Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League and Marítimo in Portugal's Primeira Liga, playing 174 total games for the latter and scoring 19 times.
As a manager, van der Gaag led several teams including Marítimo and Belenenses in Portugal, as well as Excelsior and NAC in his country.