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. 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.
Managers
FromToManagerCompetitionsNotes30 April 1905 10 May 1908 Cees van Hasselt 11605 22 November 1908 15 November 1913 Edgar Chadwick 241428 1908 Olympics1912 Olympics 16 November 1910 Jimmy Hogan 1100 Caretaker manager17 November 1912 Fred Warburton 1100 Caretaker manager20 April 1913 Tom Bradshaw 1001 Caretaker manager15 March 1914 17 May 1914 Billy Hunter 4211 9 June 1919 Jack Reynolds 1100 24 August 1919 10 May 1923 Frederick Warburton 21 (20)8 (7)6 (6)7 (7) 1920 Olympics 12 June 1921 Jim Waites 1010 Caretaker manager25 October 1923 Bob Glendenning 1100 23 March 1924 9 June 1924 William Townley 8233 1924 Olympics 2 November 1924 Jan Bollington 1100 15 March 1925 21 April 1940 Bob Glendenning 87 (86)36 (35)15 (15)36 (36) 1928 Olympics1934 FIFA World Cup1938 FIFA World Cup10 March 1946 27 November 1946 Karel Kaufman 4211 7 April 1947 30 June 1948 Jesse Carver 10622 1948 Olympics 21 November 1948 Tom Sneddon 1010 13 March 1949 23 April 1949 Karel Kaufman 6 (2)3 (1)2 (1)1 (0) 12 June 1949 30 May 1954 Jaap van der Leck 295321 1952 Olympics 24 October 1954 Karel Kaufman 7 (1)3 (0)2 (0)2 (1) 13 March 1955 Friedrich Donenfeld 1 010 3 April 1955 6 June 1956 Max Merkel 10712 15 September 1956 Heinrich "Wudi" Müller 1 100 14 October 1956 4 November 1956 Friedrich Donenfeld 3 (2)1 (1)2 (1)0 (0) 30 January 1957 26 May 1957 George Hardwick 5113 11 September 1957 24 May 1964 Elek Schwartz49191218 30 September 1964 14 November 1965 Denis Neville 8233 23 March 1966 28 January 1970 Georg Keßler2810612 11 October 1970 18 November 1973 František Fadrhonc201343 27 March 1974 7 July 1974 Rinus Michels 10631 1974 FIFA World Cup 4 September 1974 19 June 1976 George Knobel15915 UEFA Euro 1976 8 September 1976 26 March 1977 Jan Zwartkruis 4310 31 August 1977 24 June 1978 Ernst Happel 12822 1978 FIFA World Cup 5 October 1977 26 October 1977 Jan Zwartkruis 11 (2)7 (1)4 (1)0 (0) Caretaker manager20 September 1978 6 January 1981 Jan Zwartkruis 28 (22)12 (8)8 (6)8 (8) UEFA Euro 1980 22 February 1981 22 February 1981 Rob Baan 1100 Caretaker manager23 March 1981 17 October 1984 Kees Rijvers 211038 29 April 1981 29 April 1981 Rob Baan 2 (1)2 (1)0 (0)0 (0) Caretaker manager14 November 1984 23 December 1984 Rinus Michels 12 (2)7 (1)3 (0)2 (1) 27 February 1985 12 March 1986 Leo Beenhakker 7511 29 April 1986 25 June 1988 Rinus Michels 34 (22)19 (12)9 (6)6 (4) UEFA Euro 1988 14 September 1988 20 December 1989 Thijs Libregts 11632 21 February 1990 28 March 1990 Nol de Ruiter 2011 Caretaker manager30 May 1990 24 June 1990 Leo Beenhakker 13 (6)6 (1)4 (3)3 (2) 1990 FIFA World Cup 26 September 1990 22 June 1992 Rinus Michels53 (19)30 (11)14 (5)9 (3) UEFA Euro 1992 9 September 1992 14 December 1994 Dick Advocaat 261565 1994 FIFA World Cup 18 January 1995 11 July 1998 Guus Hiddink382288 UEFA Euro 19961998 FIFA World Cup 26 February 1997 26 February 1997 Jan Rab 1 0 0 1 Caretaker manager10 November 1998 29 June 2000 Frank Rijkaard228122 UEFA Euro 2000 2 September 2000 30 November 2001 Louis van Gaal14842 13 February 2002 30 June 2004 Dick Advocaat 55 (29)31 (16)13 (7)11 (6) UEFA Euro 2004 18 August 2004 21 June 2008 Marco van Basten 5235116 2006 FIFA World CupUEFA Euro 2008 20 August 2008 17 June 2012 Bert van Marwijk 5234108 2010 FIFA World CupUEFA Euro 2012 15 August 2012 31 July 2014 Louis van Gaal 43 (29)26 (18)13 (9)4 (2) 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 August 2014 1 July 2015 Guus Hiddink 48 (10) 26 (4) 9 (1) 13 (5) 1 July 2015 27 March 2017 Danny Blind 17 7 3 7 27 March 2017 4 June 2017 Fred Grim 3 2 0 1 Caretaker manager4 June 2017 14 November 2017 Dick Advocaat 62 (7) 37 (6) 13 (0) 12 (1) 6 February 2018 19 August 2020 Ronald Koeman 20 11 5 4 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals 19 August 2020 23 September 2020 Dwight Lodeweges 2 1 0 1 Caretaker manager23 September 2020 29 June 2021 Frank de Boer 15 8 4 3 UEFA Euro 2020 4 August 2021 9 December 2022 Louis van Gaal 63 (20) 40 (14) 19 (6) 4 (0) 2022 FIFA World Cup 1 January 2023 30 June 2026 Ronald Koeman 64 (44) 35 (24) 16 (11) 13 (9) UEFA Euro 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup 12 August 2026 Xavi Hernández 0 0 0 0
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