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He has been the coach of several prestigious clubs including Ajax , Feyenoord , Real Madrid , Real Zaragoza and Americá in Mexico. He has also coached the Saudi Arabian and Dutch national teams. Currently he coaches the national team of Trinidad And Tobago . Under Beenhakker's guidance the team managed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.

From 2000 to 2003 Beenhakker was Director of Technical Affairs with Ajax. In that period he fired coach Co Adriaanse and replaced him with Ronald Koeman .

He is famous for his fondness of Cigar s. A well known statement of Leo Beenhakker: "I'm getting so tired of this..."

Because he has been active in Spanish football he has the nickname "Don Leo".


COACHING CAREER

Listed are the clubs (amateurs excluded) where Leo Beenhakker worked as head coach.
  • 1972 - 1975: SC Cambuur (Netherlands).

  • 1975 - 1976: Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands).

  • September 1979 - March 1981: AFC Ajax (Netherlands). Dutch champion 1979/80. Resigned.

  • 1981 - 1984: Real Zaragoza (Spain).

  • 1985: FC Volendam (Netherlands). Degradation.

  • February 1985 - March 1986: Dutch national team. 7 matches.

  • 1986 - 1989: Real Madrid CF (Spain). Spanish champion 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89. Spanish cup 1988/89.

  • August 1989 - September 1991: Ajax. Dutch champion 1989/90. Resigned.

  • May 1990 - June 1990: Dutch national team. 6 matches, including 4 at the 1990 World Cup .

  • September 1991 - January 1992: Real Madrid.

  • 1992 - 1993: Grasshopper-Club (Switzerland).

  • December 1993 - February 1994: Saudi Arabia national team. Fired.

  • 1994 - April 1995: Club América . Fired.

  • 1995 - 1996: Istanbulspor AS (Turkey).

  • 1996: Chivas De Guadalajara (Mexico).

  • 1996 - 1997: Vitesse (Netherlands). Started as coach, became Technical Director in December 1996.

  • 1997 - April 2000: Feyenoord (Netherlands). Dutch champion 1998/99. Resigned.

  • September 2000 - June 2003: Ajax, as director of technical affairs. Resigned.

  • June 2003 - June 2004: Club América (Mexico). Resigned.

  • November 2004 - April 2005: De Graafschap (Netherlands). Technical Advisor.

  • May 2005 - present: Trinidad and Tobago national team.



  Before Kurt Linder
  Title Ajax Amsterdam managers
  Years 1989 - 1991
  After Louis Van Gaal