Erik ten Hag's future may have been up in the air recently as manager of Manchester United, but he was as jubilant as the fans inside Wembley Stadium on May 25 as he celebrated his side winning the FA Cup final.
Ten Hag led the club to their worst finish in Premier League history as they ended the 2023/24 season in eighth place and were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League group stages.
During this horror campaign, Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS took over sporting control of the club, throwing the Dutchman's position into question. The FA Cup final, however, provided Ten Hag the opportunity to win back-to-back domestic trophies in his first two seasons in charge. Not too bad, right?
Well, that's certainly how those above him viewed things. After a "season review" spanning the best part of three weeks, it was confirmed in June that Ten Hag would be staying on as manager, despite intense speculation that United's decision-makers had been in talks with potential replacements.
And only July 4 he signed an extended contract with United, with a new deal set to run at least until June 2026.
I am very pleased to have reached agreement with the club to continue working together. Looking back at the past two years, we can reflect with pride on two trophies and many examples of progression from where we were when I joined.
However, we must also be clear that there is still lots of hard work ahead to reach the levels expected of Manchester United, which means challenging for English and European titles. — Erik ten Hag on his contract extension at Man Utd.
It means the former Ajax boss will have the chance to add to his collection of trophies in the 2024/25 season.
The Sporting News takes a look at the 54-year-old's managerial record and trophies won.
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What trophies has Ten Hag won?
During his coaching career to date, Erik ten Hag has won eight trophies.
His first was the 2018/19 KNVB Cup, when his Ajax side beat Willem II 4-0 in the final. They went on to lift the Eredivisie title in the same season.
Ten Hag then won the Dutch Super Cup, another KNVB Cup and two more league titles during his time in Amsterdam.
He left Ajax for Manchester United in 2022 at a time when the English giants were five years without a trophy.
United reached the Carabao Cup final and Ten Hag put an end to the drought as they beat Newcastle United 2-0 at Wembley. Doing so made Ten Hag just the second manager in United's history to reach a final in his debut season.
He then masterminded United's 2-1 win over Man City in the 2024 FA Cup to deny the Premier League champions a famous "double double".
Erik ten Hag's career record
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles | July 2012 | June 2013 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 46.15 |
| Bayern Munich II | June 2013 | May 2015 | 72 | 48 | 10 | 14 | 66.67 |
| Utrecht | May 2015 | December 2017 | 111 | 56 | 26 | 29 | 50.45 |
| Ajax | December 2017 | May 2022 | 215 | 158 | 28 | 29 | 73.49 |
| Manchester United | May 2022 | — | 114 | 66 | 17 | 31 | 57.52 |
| Total | 551 | 346 | 92 | 113 | 62.73 | ||