Ten Hag began his managerial career in 2012 at Go Ahead Eagles, where he led the club to promotion to the Eredivisie in his debut season.

He joined Ajax in 2018, where he won three Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, and led the team to the semi-finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.

[3] Ten Hag played primarily as a centre-back for Twente, De Graafschap, RKC Waalwijk and Utrecht.

[5] It was announced on 18 April 2012 that Ten Hag would take over as manager of Eerste Divisie club Go Ahead Eagles on a two-year contract, starting from the 2012–13 season.

[14] On 28 December 2017, Ten Hag was appointed as the head coach of Ajax after the club dismissed Marcel Keizer, and commenced in the role on 1 January 2018 on a two-and-a-half year contract.

On 18 April 2021, Ten Hag guided Ajax to their record-extending 20th KNVB Cup with a 2–1 win over Vitesse in the final.

[25] Ajax were eventually knocked out by Benfica in the round of 16, while winning their third Eredivisie title in four years, after a 5–0 home victory over Heerenveen on 11 May 2022.

[26] On 21 April 2022, Ten Hag was appointed as manager of Manchester United starting from the end of the 2021–22 season until June 2025, with the option of extending for a further year.

[27] Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren joined Ten Hag as part of his coaching staff.

[28] On 16 May, it was confirmed that Ten Hag had left his Ajax role early to begin his preparations as Manchester United manager for the 2022–23 season.

[29] Ten Hag lost his first Premier League match, 2–1 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on 7 August.

[30] Following a 4–0 defeat away to Brentford on 13 August in his second Premier League match,[31] Ten Hag became the first Manchester United manager since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his first two games in charge.

[32] On 22 August, Ten Hag won his first competitive game as Manchester United manager when his side recorded a 2–1 victory against arch-rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.

[35] On 26 February, Ten Hag's side beat Newcastle United 2–0 to win the EFL Cup, claiming their first trophy since 2017.

[36] However, in their first league game after lifting the trophy, Ten Hag's side lost a record 7–0 at Anfield, home of their rivals Liverpool.

[41] On 12 December, Manchester United exited the Champions League after losing 1–0 to Bayern Munich, finishing bottom of their group with 4 points assuring no European football for the rest of the season.

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