Alfred Schreuder (; born 2 November 1972) is a Dutch football coach, currently as head coach of

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Club career

During his career, Schreuder played for

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, NAC Breda,

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and Vitesse. After he had stopped playing for

in March 2008, he joined SDV Barneveld on an amateur basis. After about three months, he returned as professional football player, signing a contract for one year at Vitesse. He retired in January 2009.

Managerial career

Schreuder started his managerial career immediately after his retirement as assistant manager of Vitesse. In the summer of 2009, he signed with

to be the assistant manager of

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. After McClaren resigned his position on 26 February 2013, Schreuder was appointed as interim manager. However, in March 2013, the club officially appointed

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as head coach and Schreuder as his assistant, because Schreuder was not yet appropriately licensed as a manager. This arrangement continued for the 2013–14 season, while Schreuder was studying for the

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, which he obtained in May 2014. Subsequently, Schreuder was installed as manager of FC Twente, with Jansen as his assistant. On 30 August 2015, Schreuder was sacked after winning one point in the first four matches of the 2015–16 season. On 26 October 2015, Schreuder was appointed the assistant manager of Huub Stevens at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. After Stevens' resignation on 10 February 2016, he remained at the club as the assistant of Julian Nagelsmann. On 5 January 2018, it was announced that

had reached an agreement with Hoffenheim to sign Schreuder as the assistant of their new head coach

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. In March 2019, it was announced that Schreuder would succeed Julian Nagelsmann as head of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim from 1 July 2019, after signing a contract until 2022. However he was sacked by the club on 9 June 2020, since his form was not up to the expectations of the board. In August 2020, Schreuder joined

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as assistant manager under

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, both signing a two-year deal with an escape-clause option after the first year. On 3 January 2022, Schreuder was appointed as head coach of Club Brugge, replacing

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who left to manage

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. After winning the

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, he was appointed by Ajax on a two-year contract from the 2022–23 season onwards.

Personal life

His brother

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was also a footballer and joined him in coaching at Hoffenheim.

Statistics

Club

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

NAC Breda *

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: 1999–2000 Feyenoord *

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* KNVB Cup: 1991–92 * Johan Cruyff Shield:

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Managerial

Twente (as assistant manager) * Eredivisie: 2009–10 * KNVB Cup:

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* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2010, 2011 Ajax (as assistant manager) * Eredivisie: 2018–19 * KNVB Cup: 2018–19 Barcelona (as assistant manager) *

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: 2020–21 Club Brugge * Belgian First Division A: 2021–22

References

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