Date published: Saturday 23rd April 2022 8:05 – Ian Watson
New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has only previously faced two current Premier League managers. His most expensive signing was from Man Utd.
Here are all the numbers you need to know about ETH…
Clubs managed
Go Ahead Eagles
Appointed: July 1, 2012
Left: June 6, 2013
In charge for 341 days
Bayern Munich II
Appointed: June 6, 2013
Left: May 22, 2015
In charge for 716 days
Utrecht
Appointed: May 23, 2015
Left: December 27, 2017
In charge for 950 days
Ajax
Appointed: 28 December, 2017
To leave: summer 2022
In charge for 1616 days up to May 31, 2022
Managerial record
Go Ahead Eagles
Games: 39
W18 D11 L10
PPG: 1.72
Win percentage: 46.15%
Goals average: 2.10-1.46
Bayern Munich II
Games: 72
W48 D10 L14
PPG: 2.14
Win percentage: 66.67%
Goals average: 2.17-0.88
Utrecht
Games: 111
W56 D26 L29
PPG: 1.74
Win percentage: 50.45%
Goals average: 1.82-1.37
Ajax (up to April 22)
Games: 210
W155 D26 L29
PPG: 2.35
Win percentage: 73.81%
Goals average: 2.76-0.86
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League finishing positions
21/22: Ajax – 1st (as it stands)
20/21: Ajax – 1st
19/20: Ajax – 1st
18/19: Ajax – 1st
17/18: Ajax – 2nd
17/18: Utrecht – 6th
16/17: Utrecht – 4th
15/16: Utrecht – 5th
14/15: Bayern Munich II – 2nd
13/14: Bayern Munich II – 1st
12/13: Go Ahead Eagles – 6th – won play-offs
Honours won:
Bayern Munich II
Regionalliga Bayern: 2013–14
Ajax
Eredivisie: 2018–19, 2020–21
KNVB Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019
79% – Erik ten Hag has a 79% win rate with @AFCAjax in the Eredivisie, the best of any manager with 100+ games for a single team in the competition’s history. Dream. pic.twitter.com/pJ3I3ozAxj
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) April 21, 2022
European record
Champions League
P42 W23 D11 L8
21/22 Ajax – last 16
20/21 Ajax – group stage
19/20 Ajax – group stage
18/19 Ajax – semi-finals
Europa League
P14 W7 D4 L3
20/21 Ajax – quarter-finals
19/20 Ajax – intermediate stage
17/18 Utrecht – qualifying 4th round
Biggest wins
Eredivisie: VVV-Venlo 0-13 AFC Ajax
KNVB Cup: Ajax 9-0 Excelsior Maassluis
Eredivisie: Ajax 9-0 SC Cambuur
Eredivisie: Ajax 8-0 VBV De Graafschap
KNVB Cup: Ajax 7-0 SV Spakenburg
Heaviest defeats
Eredivisie: FC Utrecht 1-7 PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie: Feyenoord 6-2 AFC Ajax
Eredivisie: FC Utrecht 1-5 FC Groningen
Johan Cruijff Shield: Ajax 0-4 PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie: Twente 4-0 FC Utrecht
Record in finals
Finals won
KNVB Cup, 2019: Willem II 0-4 Ajax
Johan Cruijff Shield, 2019: Ajax 2-0 PSV Eindhoven
KNVB Cup, 2021: Ajax 2-1 Vitesse Arnhem
Finals lost
KNVB Cup, 2016: Feyenoord 2-1 FC Utrecht
Johan Cruyff Shield, 2021: Ajax 0-4 PSV Eindhoven
KNVB Cup, 2022: PSV Eindhoven 2-1 AFC Ajax
Opponents beaten most often by Ten Hag
Heerenveen
P17 W14 D3 L0
Groningen
P16 W12 D0 L4
PEC Zwolle
P16 W12 D3 L1
Vitesse Arnhem
P15 W11 D3 L1
Sparta Rotterdam
P12 W11 D0 L1
Opponents to have inflicted most defeats on Ten Hag
PSV Eindhoven
P19 W7 D3 L9
AZ Alkmaar
P17 W8 D1 L8
Feyenoord
P14 W8 D1 L5
Groningen
P16 W12 D0 L4
Augsburg II
P4 W0 D0 L4
Record against current Premier League managers
Jurgen Klopp
P2 W0 D0 L2
Frank Lampard
P2 W0 D1 L1
Most expensive recruits
1) Daley Blind (Man Utd to Ajax) – £14.40m
2) Antony (São Paulo to Ajax) – £14.18m
3) Quincy Promes (Sevilla to Ajax) – £14.13m
4) Edson Álvarez (Club America to Ajax) – £13.50m
5) Dusan Tadic (Southampton to Ajax) – £12.33m
6) Razvan Marin (Standard Liège to Ajax) – £11.25m
7) Davy Klaassen (Werder Bremen to Ajax) – £10.53m
8) Lisandro Magallán (Boca Juniors to Ajax) – £8.10m
9) Mohammed Kudus (Nordsjaelland to Ajax) – £8.10m
10) Lisandro Martínez (Defensa to Ajax) – £6.30m
Most-used players
1) Dusan Tadic – 189 appearances
2) Daley Blind – 166 appearances
3) Nicolas Tagliafico – 164 appearances
4) David Neres – 147 appearances
5) Andre Onana – 145 appearances
6) Sébastien Haller – 142 appearances
7) Noussair Mazraoui – 135 appearances
8) Lisandro Martínez – 120 appearances
9) Rico Strieder – 116 appearances
10) Donny van de Beek – 110 appearances
Youngest league debutants
All picked for Ajax
1) Ryan Gravenberch – 18 years, 5 months, 5 days
2) Devyne Rensch – 18 years, 7 months, 28 days
3) Brian Brobbey – 18 years, 10 months, 7 days
4) Sergino Dest – 18 years, 10 months, 14 days
5) Matthijs de Ligt – 19 years, 1 month, 20 days
6) Kenneth Taylor – 19 years, 3 months, 30 days
7) Jurgen Ekkelenkamp – 19 years, 5 days
8) Jurrien Timber – 19 years, 5 months, 22 days
9) Lassina Traoré – 19 years, 9 months, 9 days
10) Mohamed Daramy – 19 years, 9 months, 12 days