- LEVERKUSEN — Bayer Leverkusen have appointed Erik ten Hag as the new head coach
following Xabi Alonso’s decision to join Real Madrid. The Dutchman will start
his tenure at Leverkusen on July 1 and has signed on for a two-year
contract.
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- The 55-year-old was sacked by Manchester United in
October and now returns to European football with the 2024 Bundesliga winners.
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- "Bayer 04 are one of the best clubs in Germany and
also among the top clubs in Europe. The club offers outstanding conditions,
I've been very impressed with the discussions of the management. I've come to
Leverkusen to continue with the ambition shown in recent years. It's an
attractive challenge to set up something together in this period of change and
develop an ambitious team,” said the Dutchman.
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- Ten Hag was appointed head coach at Manchester United for
the 2022/23 season. As the successor to Ralf Rangnick, he finished third in his
first season in the Premier League and won the Carabao Cup with the English
club. That campaign ended with a narrow defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup
final but the following season brought success over the local rivals to lift the
FA Cup. After winning two trophies, the end at Manchester United came after two
and a half years at the end of October last year.
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His first job as head coach was in 2012/13 at Go Ahead
Eagles where he achieved promotion to the top flight. Ten Hag then took over as
coach of the Bayern Munich second team where he won the Regional League in
Bavaria and he stayed for two years.
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- He returned to the Netherlands in 2015 where he was head
coach and sporting director at top-flight club FC Utrecht. The record champions
Ajax came calling for Ten Hag shortly after Christmas in 2017 where he led Ajax
to the league and cup double in 2018/19. In the UEFA Champions League, there
were wins against Juventus and holders Real Madrid before going out at the
semi-final stage against Tottenham Hotspur.
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