In celebration of his 75th birthday, we step inside the remarkable football mind of Louis van Gaal. Guided by original match briefings preserved in the Ajax archives, he looks back on the defining moments that shaped both his career and the club's history. From motivating his players to crafting the perfect tactical approach, Van Gaal offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes insight into the way he worked.
Louis van Gaal recently seemed thirty years younger again. The Ajax icon, who turned 75 on Saturday, took us through his preparations for the great European matches of the past. In the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Van Gaal spoke with such passion and conviction about his master plans from 1995 that it felt as if nothing had changed.
Patrick Kluivert will always be mentioned in the same breath as his winning goal in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final. His toe-poke in Vienna against AC Milan, exactly thirty years ago this weekend, secured Ajax's fourth triumph on Europe’s biggest stage. You can relive the Amsterdam club’s glorious campaign in a unique way through DOC: Ajax 1995 | We Were There
When Gerard van der Lem speaks, you listen. It's his passion, his Amsterdam accent, and his humor. It acts like dopamine for your brain. Van der Lem was invited to talk about Ajax – AC Milan from 30 years ago: 14th September 1994. Ajax won 2-0 in the Olympic Stadium. The match marked the start of a triumphant journey through Europe.