Ajax announced on Thursday afternoon that the club will be looking for a new head coach for the first team. Director of Football Sven Mislintat says that it was a difficult choice not to continue with John Heitinga in his current role. "He took it very professionally."
Ajax has let John Heitinga know that the club will start its search for a new head coach for Ajax 1. After the departure of Alfred Schreuder at the end of January, Ajax agreed with Heitinga that he would be head coach for the remaining matches of the 2022/2023 season.
Edwin van der Sar has decided to resign from his position of CEO at Ajax. Together with 52-year-old Van der Sar, we discuss his decision. "I've been through a lot. Good things and bad things, but I look back on it fondly."
Sven Mislintat will officially take on the role of Director of Football from May 19th onwards. The fifthy-year-old signed a contract that runs until the summer of 2026 and is looking forward to his challenge in Amsterdam. "It's an honour to me and I want to get the Ajax DNA as soon as I can."