Man Utd news: Charting the Ajax managers who went on to taste title glory elsewhere

Planet Sport has gone back through the records to assess how managers fare after Ajax.

The Lancashire-born journeyman winger began coaching in Switzerland with St Gallen before taking on the Ajax role in 1915. He would go on to have three different spells in Amsterdam and is considered one of the founding fathers of the Total Football that Ajax became famed for. During his three spells he would deliver Ajax's first eight league titles, a record that is still unsurpassed.

Success after Ajax: No

He moved on to manage in Austria and Belgium, but no more titles arrived.

Success after Ajax: No

Success after Ajax: Nearly

Four Eredivisie titles arrived for Michels in the 1960s before he was lured to Spain to take charge of Barcelona, winning La Liga with them in 1974.

Success after Ajax: Yes

He picked up two Dutch titles, a Dutch Cup and two European Cups in a sensational spell.

Kovacs went on to manage France, Romania, Monaco and Panathinaikos, picking up one further trophy - the Greek Cup in 1982.

Success after Ajax: No

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Success after Ajax: Yes

Success after Ajax: No

Success after Ajax: Yes

Success after Ajax: No

He won the Belgian title with Anderlecht but perhaps more impressively he won the Belgian league with lowly Mechelen and also the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup and Uefa Super Cup.

Success after Ajax: Yes

He went on to seal further titles with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AZ Alkmaar.

Success after Ajax: Yes

However, no titles arrived for Olsen with Denmark.

Success after Ajax: No

Success after Ajax: No

However, ill-fated spells at Inter Milan, Crystal Palace and Holland have seen his stock plummet.

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