Age, Biography and Wiki
Mitchell van der Gaag was born on 22 October, 1971 in Zutphen, Netherlands, is a Dutch footballer and coach. Discover Mitchell van der Gaag's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?
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52 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
22 October, 1971 |
| Birthday |
22 October |
| Birthplace |
Zutphen, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
Netherlands
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He is a member of famous footballer with the age 52 years old group.
Mitchell van der Gaag Height, Weight & Measurements
At 52 years old, Mitchell van der Gaag height is 1.86 m .
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1.86 m |
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Who Is Mitchell van der Gaag's Wife?
His wife is Isabelle van der Gaag (m. 1997)
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Isabelle van der Gaag (m. 1997) |
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Mitchell van der Gaag Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mitchell van der Gaag worth at the age of 52 years old? Mitchell van der Gaag’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Netherlands. We have estimated Mitchell van der Gaag's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
footballer |
Mitchell van der Gaag Social Network
Timeline
On the 26th of November, In a Premier league match against Everton and Goodison Park, With Erik ten Hag suspended, Van der Gaag was the Coach on the sidelines as they won 3-0.
Van der Gaag's father Wim was also a footballer, who was one of the first professionals in the Netherlands in 1954.
His sons Jordan and Luca also went into the game, representing Belenenses.
Mitchell van der Gaag (born 22 October 1971) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back, currently the assistant manager of Manchester United.
He made 208 Eredivisie appearances and scored 19 goals, for NEC, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV and Utrecht.
Abroad, he had spells at Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League and Marítimo in Portugal's Primeira Liga, playing 174 total games for the latter and scoring 19 times.
As a manager, van der Gaag led several teams including Marítimo and Belenenses in Portugal, as well as Excelsior and NAC in his country.
Van der Gaag was born in Zutphen, Gelderland.
After graduating from PSV Eindhoven's youth academy, he spent three seasons on loan to NEC Nijmegen and Sparta Rotterdam, returning to Eindhoven for a further three years but never being an important first-team figure, however.
In January 1995, van der Gaag signed with Motherwell.
He scored a career-best seven goals in 28 games in his second full season to help the Steelmen narrowly avoid relegation from the Scottish Premier Division, and subsequently returned to the Eredivisie with FC Utrecht.
For the 2001–02 campaign, van der Gaag joined Portugal's Marítimo, going on to be one of the Madeira club's most influential players as it consolidated in the Primeira Liga.
He netted six times in 2003–04, helping the team finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Van der Gaag retired from football in 2007, having spent one season with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
In July of the following year, he returned to Marítimo as a coach and took the reins of its B team.
In October 2009, after Carlos Carvalhal's dismissal following a string of bad results, van der Gaag was promoted to the main squad.
After helping them finish fifth – a place conquered in the last round with a 2–1 away win against Vitória de Guimarães, who were leapfrogged in the process – and qualify for the Europa League, his contract was renewed for a further year.
On 14 September 2010, after collecting only one point in the league's first four matches and being ousted by BATE in the Europa League, van der Gaag was sacked by Marítimo.
He returned to management after nearly two years, still in Portugal, signing with Segunda Liga side Belenenses.
In his first season, he won the league, thus returning the club to the top flight after three years.
Van der Gaag took a temporary leave of absence in late September 2013 due to heart problems, after feeling unwell during a league game against former side Marítimo (1–0 home win).
In February 2015, he was appointed at Ermis Aradippou of the Cypriot First Division, being released after just one month after refusing to renew his contract for the following campaign.
After spending the 2015–16 season back in his country with FC Eindhoven, in the Eerste Divisie, van der Gaag moved to the top flight and successively coached Excelsior and NAC Breda.
On 24 May 2019, he returned to the former tier after signing a two-year deal at Ajax's reserves.
Van der Gaag was appointed assistant manager of the first team of on 1 June 2021, replacing the departing Christian Poulsen.
His position at the reserves was filled by John Heitinga, who had previously worked in the youth academy.
On 23 May 2022, Van der Gaag was confirmed as assistant head coach of Manchester United, along with Steve McClaren, to work with first team head coach Erik ten Hag, who he previously worked with at Ajax.
