Koeman seems a nice guy, but have a read on his managerial career .It's certainly not as good as i expected and he left or got sacked from a few clubs after a short period in charge
Managerial career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Having retired as a player after his stint with Feyenoord, Koeman became a member of the coaching staff of
Guus Hiddink during the
1998 World Cup along with
Johan Neeskens and
Frank Rijkaard. After the tournament Koeman was appointed the assistant coach of Barcelona. In 2000, he was handed his first managerial job as the head coach of
Vitesse Arnhem where he led the team to a
UEFA Cup spot on a relatively limited budget.
Ajax[edit]
Koeman was appointed the manager of Ajax in 2001. Ajax's fortunes suffered a steady decline after Koeman got off to a successful start at the
Amsterdam Arena, winning a domestic double in
2001–02. Despite regaining the title in
2003–04, Ajax had fallen eight points behind rivals
PSV in the Eredivisie. This situation, coupled with Ajax being knocked out of the
UEFA Cup by
Auxerre, 3–2 on aggregate, led Koeman to resign the following day on 25 February 2005.
[16]
Benfica[edit]
Koeman bounced back quickly from a disappointing end to his reign at Ajax in February 2005, taking up the vacant position at Portuguese champions
Benficafollowing the departure of legendary Italian
Giovanni Trapattoni. In Benfica, against whom he won the
1988 European Cup Final as a player with PSV, Koeman only won the
Portuguese Super Cup; the team finished the
Portuguese League in third place (behind rivals
Porto and
Sporting) and was knocked out of the
Portuguese Cup in the quarter-finals (after losing to
Vitória de Guimarães). This, along with an offer from PSV, sufficed for the manager to leave one year before the end of his contract, even though Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League before losing to Barcelona, who ended up winning the trophy.
PSV[edit]
In the
2006–07 season, Koeman served as head coach of PSV, as successor to Guus Hiddink. PSV dominated the first season half, keeping competitors
AZ and Ajax at a reasonable distance, and PSV seemed almost destined to become champions again. However, PSV suffered in the second half of the season, also because of injuries of players
Jefferson Farfán,
Alex and
Ibrahim Afellay, obtaining only 19 out 39 possible points.
[17] AZ and Ajax regained their momentum, making for a close finish, with all three teams tied at 72 points before the last competition day. AZ played struggling
Excelsior in their final match, but did not manage to win. Ajax played at
Willem II, but did not score enough goals; it was PSV eventually who triumphed, winning at home 5–1 against Vitesse Arnhem, and thereby becoming Eredivisie champions, one goal ahead of Ajax.
Valencia[edit]
On 31 October 2007, Koeman agreed to be the new coach of
Valencia after the sacking of
Quique Flores, starting on 5 November 2007.
[18] With Valencia he won the
2007–08 Spanish Cup, a tournament he previously won as a player of Barcelona. This was Valencia's first Copa del Rey since 1999.
[19] The remainder of his tenure at Valencia would prove disappointing. The team would slump to 15th in the league, only two points above the relegation zone, as well as finishing bottom of their
Champions League group. A 5–1 defeat by
Athletic Bilbao would prove the final straw for Koeman's time with Valencia. He was sacked the following day, on 21 April 2008.
[19]
AZ[edit]
He was appointed manager of
AZ on 18 May 2009,
[20] after
Louis van Gaal, who won the
2008–09 Eredivisie with AZ, joined
Bayern Munich. On 5 December 2009, AZ announced that Koeman no longer was in charge of AZ, after losing 7 of the first 16 games in the Dutch competition.
[21]
Feyenoord[edit]
On 21 July 2011, Koeman was appointed manager of
Feyenoord, signing a one-year contract with the Dutch club as replacement for outgoing trainer
Mario Been.
[22]Through this appointment, Koeman has notably become the first man ever to serve as both player and head coach at all teams of the so-called "traditional big three" of Dutch football –
Ajax,
PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
[23] Moreover, he has completed this in the same order as player and as manager. At the beginning of 2012, it was announced that his contract was extended. In February 2014, Koeman announced that he would leave his position at Feyenoord at the end of the 2013-14 season to pursue other ambitions.
[24]
Southampton[edit]
Koeman as a
Southampton coach in September 2014.
In June 2014 Koeman was announced as the replacement for
Southampton manager
Mauricio Pochettino, signing a three-year deal with the club.
[25]
In his first six
Premier League games in charge of the club, Koeman managed four wins, a draw and a defeat, propelling Southampton to second place in the league standings.
[26][27] He also led them past
Arsenal in the
third round of the League Cup with a 2−1 victory at the
Emirates.
[28][29]
In October 2014, Koeman dismissed former teammate
Ronald de Boer's suggestion that Koeman should become the manager of the Dutch national team due to poor form under
Guus Hiddink.
[30]
Southampton's form in September led to Koeman being named
Premier League Manager of the Month for September.
[31] In January, he was named Manager of the Month for a second time after managing Southampton to three wins out of three, including victories against
Manchester United and
Arsenal.
[32]
On 7 August 2015, it was announced that Koeman would miss the season opener away against
Newcastle due to a ruptured
Achilles tendon.
[33]
On 5 February 2016, it was announced that Ronald Koeman had won his third Premier League Manager of the Month award for January 2016 after winning 3 out of 4 games during the month, finishing with a well fought 1-0 away win at Manchester United
