Quick Facts

Erik ten Hag is a former player and current manager in Dutch professional football. For FC Twente, De Graafschap, RKC Waalwijk, and FC Utrecht, he has been a center back. At the age of 32, he ended his active playing career in 2002. He hasn’t represented his nation in any appearances on a global stage.

He was appointed manager of Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie in 2012 by club stakeholder Marc Overmars. Heiko Vogel succeeded him as coach of Bayern Munich II from 2013 until 2015. He then assumed the roles of sporting director and head coach of FC Utrecht in the summer of 2015, serving in both capacities until 2017. He now serves as the head coach of Ajax, where his teams have won two Eredivisie championships, a KNVB Cup, one Johan Cruyff Shield, and advanced to the 2019 UEFA Champions League semifinals.

How much is the net worth of Erik ten Hag?

Erik ten Hag is a retired professional footballer who had played for clubs like FC Twente, De Graafschap, RKC Waalwijk, and FC Utrecht. He has earned from his professional career as a football player and now earns from his professional career as a football coach. His revenue is through contracts, salary, bonuses, and endorsements. His projected net worth is around $8 million where his salary is not released yet. Any updates on his pay will be reported here soon.

Early Years and Bio

On February 2nd, 1970, Erik ten Hag was born. The Netherlands’ Haaksbergen is where he was born. Hennie Ten Hag, his father, and an unnamed mother gave birth to him. He is of Dutch descent. He is a member of the white race. The sign of his horoscope is Aquarius.

What is the Professional Career of Erik ten Hag?

Club Career

He started playing football at the amateur club SV Bon Boys in Haaksbergen. He made his professional debut for FC Twente on 13 December 1989 in the 66th minute as a Substitute for Robin Schmidt in the 5-0 draw against FC Groningen. During his debut season, he played 14 matches, after which he played for De Graafschap in the First Division in the 1990-91 season when he won the Eerste Divisie with the club in his first season, ten years before winning the cup with Twente. For the 1991-92 season, he played for De Graafschap again, however he only played half of the matches.

Starting in the summer of 1992, he had a fair number of games for FC Twente in two seasons, but nevertheless, he transferred to RKC for the 1994-95 season to play for FC Utrecht the following year.  He played practically all his matches in two seasons for both clubs. During the 1996-97 season, he was back to Twente on a permanent move. With Twente, he won the KNVB Cup in the 2000-01 season. At the age of 32, he retired from active playing in 2002 while playing for Twente, after the end of the 2001-02 Eredivisie season.

International Career

He hasn’t made any appearances for his country.

Managerial Career

He was appointed manager of Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie in 2012 by club stakeholder Marc Overmars. In his first season as coach of the club, he helped Go Ahead Eagles earn the promotion to the Eredivisie on 26 May 2013 after seventeen years. Shortly afterward he quit as the coach of the squad and was replaced by Foeke Booy. Heiko Vogel succeeded him as coach of Bayern Munich II from 2013 until 2015. His final match as Bayern Munich II head coach was a 1-0 loss to Nurnberg II on 22 May 2015.

In summer 2015, he then became the Sporting Director and head coach of FC Utrecht where he led the club to fifth place during his first season. The club also reached the final of the KNVB Cup but lost 2-1 to Feyenoord. Following the season, he got the Rinus Michels Award, which was the honor for the best manager in the Eredivisie. During his 2016-17 season, FC Utrecht reached the play-offs in the Eredivisie, which meant the team had the potential to play European football a season later but did not advance through the play-off round there. In that season, he boosted Utrecht’s final rank to fourth, booking a place in the Europa League qualifiers.

More on Career

On 21 December 2017, he was named as the head coach of Ajax after the club dismissed Marcel Keizer. In 2019, he led his Ajax club to the semi-finals of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997, by winning the holding champions Real Madrid 4-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium at the round of 16 stages. On 5 May 2019, he won his first management title with Ajax, the 2018-19 KNVB Cup, beating Willem II in the final. Also, on 15 May 2019, he won the league title with the club with 86 points, three points more than PSV, and earned the Rinus Michels Award as the best coach of the Eredivisie two days later. On 20 June 2019, he extended his contract with Ajax until 2022.

He began his 2019-20 season by winning the Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV by 2-0. In the competitions, Ajax’s journey was less fortunate than the previous year: they finished third in the UEFA Champions League at the group stage, missing the final round; in the Europa League, Ajax was knocked out in the round of 16 by Getafe; while in the Dutch Cup, Ajax lost to Utrecht in the semi-finals. Although they finished first in the league, on 24 April 2020 the Dutch federation opted to postpone the competition and not award the title because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020-21 season, his side achieved new records: their 0-13 away win against VVV-Venlo on 24 October became the greatest ever in the Eredivisie, topping the mark set in 1972 (Ajax-Vitesse 12-1). (Ajax-Vitesse 12-1).

On 17 January 2021, during the Klassieker with Feyenoord, he reached 100 victories with Ajax. Aso, on 18 April 2021, he lead Ajax to their record-extending 20th KNVB Cup with a 2-1 triumph over Vitesse in the final. On 30 April 2021, he extended his contract with Ajax until 2023 while, two days later, he won his second league title with three matches to spare. As a manager of Ajax, he has won two Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, and one Johan Cruyff Shield trophy with the team.

Who is the Wife of Erik ten Hag?

Looking at his personal life, Erik ten Hag is a married man. He got married to his gorgeous girlfriend Bianca Ten Hag. Together, the couple is blessed with three children: two daughters and a son. He has an intimate relationship with his love and children where they are enjoying their life blissfully together.

Body Measurement: Height and Weight

Erik ten Hag stands at a height of 1.81m i.e. 5 feet and 11 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 72kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is brown. His sexual orientation is straight.

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