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    Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (Dutch pronunciation: [luˈʋi vɑŋ ˈɣaːl] ; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and manager who...
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    were also on the pitch in Lusail, in addition to Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal. The Netherlands entered the game having been undefeated in their 19...
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    intuitive and individualistic approach with Louis van Gaal's more mechanized and rigid coaching style, "Van Gaal has a good vision on football. But it's not...
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    Ewood Park. After playing the position in pre-season, Young started in Louis van Gaal's first competitive game on 16 August 2014 as a wing-back in a 3–5–2...
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    since the establishment of the Premier League. Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal was appointed as Moyes' permanent replacement on 19 May 2014, taking...
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  • European competition since 1990. On 19 May 2014, it was confirmed that Louis van Gaal would replace Moyes as Manchester United manager on a three-year deal...
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  • and under-21 national teams. He was appointed as assistant coach to Louis van Gaal at Manchester United in 2014, before making his managerial debut with...
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    United's Wayne Rooney was named as man of the match. The victory was Louis van Gaal's only trophy as Manchester United's manager and he was sacked two days...
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    Madrid in 1991, Beenhakker was replaced by Louis van Gaal, the team's former assistant coach. Like Cruyff, Van Gaal rapidly made his mark by altering Ajax'...
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  • Hamburger SV (1981–82), Franz Beckenbauer with Bayern Munich (1993–94), Louis van Gaal with Bayern Munich (2009–10), Pep Guardiola with Bayern Munich (2013–14)...
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    Cups. He made his first-team breakthrough in the 2009–10 season after Louis van Gaal was appointed as the main coach; he played almost every game as the...
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    Noordwijk. At a relatively late age, he was brought to the attention of Louis van Gaal, and subsequently signed for Ajax. Even though he joined late he went...
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    Beenhakker (2010) Louis van Gaal (2013) Guus Hiddink (2015) Johan Cruyff (2016) Co Adriaanse (2017) Dick Advocaat (2021) Bert van Marwijk (2022) Berend...
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    United over Memphis' transfer, subject to a medical. United manager Louis van Gaal said that he was "forced" into signing him early, due to interest from...
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    same as last season – Van Gaal". BBC Sport. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015. Jolly, Richard (13 August 2015). "Louis van Gaal says David De Gea agreed...
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    2008, Van Bommel was selected as captain, becoming the club's first ever non-German captain. Under the management of compatriot Louis van Gaal, Van Bommel...
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    the arrival of Louis van Gaal at the club, he got into conflict with the Dutch manager, along with fellow Brazilians Rivaldo (whom van Gaal wanted to use...
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    national title in the Dutch reserves league. He was an assistant to Louis van Gaal with the Dutch team that finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in...
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    giants". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 September 2010. AFP (1 July 1997). "Van Gaal set to take over from Robson". The Nation. Retrieved 15 September 2010...
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    van Persie: Man Utd striker to miss Ballon d'Or ceremony". BBC Sport. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015. "Robin van Persie: Louis van Gaal strips...
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    5 million, after Ajax's initial bid of ƒ1.5 million was rejected. Manager Louis van Gaal was very fond of Overmars beforehand and described him as a "multi-functional...
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    creative and skilful midfielder, Davids was nicknamed "The Pitbull" by Louis van Gaal because of his marking ability, aggression, and hard tackling style...
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    I believe he will put his heart and soul into his captaincy role." Louis van Gaal on naming Rooney Manchester United captain. After the departure of Nemanja...
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    used as an emergency centre-back under Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho. His playing style was grounded in his passing ability...
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    in the interim by long-serving player Ryan Giggs and permanently by Louis van Gaal. Moyes was awarded £5 million in compensation following the sacking...
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    took third place. However, in the quarter-final against Costa Rica, Louis van Gaal unexpectedly substituted him for Tim Krul ahead of the penalty shootout...
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    Towards the latter stages of the season, in March 2008, AZ manager Louis van Gaal had initially tendered his resignation, but after protests the players...
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  • execution of the easy passes. Manager Bert van Marwijk resigned after the disappointment. Louis van Gaal became the manager for the second time. In the...
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  • since 1990–91. This was United's first trophyless season since 2004–05. Louis van Gaal was announced as the new manager in May 2014 after the sacking of David...
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  • to Lisl Louis van Gaal (born 1951), Dutch former football manager and player Gaal, Austria Gaal (state constituency), Kelantan, Malaysia Gaal Dornick...
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