Peter Sylvester Bosz (, born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch professional

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and former

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Playing career

Club

A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career played with Vitesse in 1981; after a loan season with then amateurs

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...

in 1984, he returned into professional football with

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

(from 1985 to 1988), then moving to France with

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(1988 to 1991), and successively playing six seasons with Dutch giants

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

(1991 to 1996), Japanese club

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(1996–97), German club

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

(1997–98),

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

(1998–99). He retired at the end of the year 1999 after a second spell with JEF United Ichihara.

International

Bosz made his debut for the

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in a December 1991 Euro qualification match against

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and earned eight caps, scoring no goals. His final international was in 1995 against the

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. He was part of the Dutch squad at

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Managerial career

Entering management

After his retirement, Bosz started a career in management, first becoming head coach of amateurs

, a position he held from January 2000 to 2002. In 2002 he also won a national amateur league title.

De Graafschap

Bosz made his move into professional football in 2002, becoming head coach of

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...

(2002–2003). The team finished last in the 2002–03 Eredivisie and was relegated to the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

Heracles Almelo

Bosz next became manager of

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

(2004–2006). He won the

2004–05 Eerste Divisie The 2004–05 season of the Eerste Divisie began in August 2004 and ended in April 2005. The title was won by Heracles Almelo. Promoted teams The following teams were promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season: *Heracles Almelo (champion ...

with the club and promoted with them to the Eredivisie. Bosz' Heracles secured their Eredivisie promotion the following year, finishing 13th in the

2005–06 Eredivisie The 2005–06 season of the Eredivisie began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006. PSV Eindhoven became champion on April 9, 2006. The season was overshadowed by the death of FC Utrecht player David di Tommaso. Promoted teams These teams were pr ...

Feyenoord (technical director)

In July 2006, Bosz accepted an offer as technical director at his former club

. Whilst at the club he was responsible for completing the signings of (amongst others)

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and

Denny Landzaat Denny Domingues Landzaat (born 6 May 1976) is a Dutch former footballer who mostly played as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder and current assistant manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. Early life Landzaat was born and raised i ...

. He left the position on 14 January 2009 due to his opposition to the dismissal of head coach

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Return to Heracles

In the summer of 2010, Bosz started his second spell as manager of Heracles Almelo, replacing Verbeek who had moved to

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and ho ...

in the meantime. The team finished 8th in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, securing qualification for the European competition Playoffs, where they were eliminated by

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. Heracles finished 12th in the 2011–12 Eredivisie and 2012–13 Eredivisie. He left the club in 2013.

Vitesse

upBosz coaching Vitesse in 2013 On 19 June 2013, Bosz was appointed as manager of his old club Vitesse on a two-year contract. Bosz replaced outgoing manager

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whose contract had expired. In November 2013, Vitesse was top of the league in the Eredivisie for the first time since 2006. It was the first time since 2000 they'd been top of the league later than the first week. Halfway through the season, after 17 matches, Vitesse was the leader in the competition. The team finished 2013–14 season in sixth place. The following season, Vitesse finished fifth, qualifying for the European competition play-offs. Also, Bosz was nominated for the

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(for manager of the year), but lost to

Phillip Cocu Phillip John-William Cocu (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, he is the manager of Vitesse. Cocu was born in Eindhoven but raised in Zevenaar, playing youth football for local clubs DCS and De Graa ...

, who had led

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to the Eredivisie title. In the 2015–16 season, Vitesse was in fifth place in the winter break, after which Bosz left the club.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In January 2016 Bosz was announced as the new head coach of Israeli champions

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. Bosz left Tel Aviv in May 2016 for Dutch team AFC Ajax. During his time in Israel, Bosz was undefeated in 19 games in charge, with 12 wins and 7 draws.However, Tel Aviv lost the title to

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and Lost in the Israeli cup final to

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

AFC Ajax

In May 2016,

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announced that Bosz was appointed to serve as the new head coach from July 2016 after signing a three-year contract. In his first competitive match as head coach, Bosz's side earned a 1–1 draw against PAOK in the Third qualifying round of the Champions League on 27 July 2016. Bosz was unable to lead Ajax to the group stage of the Champions League after losing 5–2 on aggregate to Russian side

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the 20 ...

. On 11 September 2016, Bosz faced his former side Vitesse, as Ajax won 1–0. On 24 May 2017 Ajax were beaten 2–0 at

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in the Europa League final by

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Borussia Dortmund

On 6 June 2017, it was announced that Peter Bosz would transfer to German club

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

. Since there was no buy-out clause in his contract with his previous club, Ajax received nearly €5 million for compensation in order to buy out his contract. It was a record buyout of a head coach for a German club, breaking the previous record of €4 million.http://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/peter-bosz-vertrekt-naar-dortmund-na-knallende-ruzie~a5ec3f15/ Peter Bosz vertrekt naar Dortmund na knallende ruzie After no wins in their Champions League group stage, Dortmund dropped into the

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. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked and replaced by

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Bayer Leverkusen

On 23 December 2018, he was appointed as the new head coach of

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...

. After his appointment Leverkusen's form improved significantly leading to Leverkusen securing

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qualification in the final game of the season. Bosz was sacked in March 2021 after the team dropped to sixth place with seven points to direct

qualification.

Olympique Lyonnais

On 29 May 2021, Bosz was appointed as the head coach of French side

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and signed a two-year contract, replacing

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. On 9 October 2022, Bosz was sacked 10 matches into the season with Lyon in 9th place in

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. He was replaced by

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Coaching style

Bosz favours an attacking style of play, based on ball possession and aggressive pressing. Furthermore, Bosz's tactical ideas are heavily influenced by the football of

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. As a result of this attacking style, Bosz has changed the positions of many of his players. Bosz won plaudits for his conversion of Lasse Schone, who played on the wing for

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into the holding midfield position, utilising Schone's technique to enhance Ajax's build-up play. Furthermore,

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, was moved from the position of left-winger under

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into a central attacking midfield position by Bosz, which resulted in a significant upturn in form. However, Bosz's style does have its detractors. His failure at Dortmund was partly credited to a perceived idealistic attacking approach which left Dortmund continuously vulnerable to the counter-attack.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial

Honours

Player

Feyenoord *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

: 1992–93 *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95

Manager

AGOVV *

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

: 2002 Heracles Almelo *

: 2004–05 Ajax *

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

runner up: 2016–17 Bayer Leverkusen *

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runner up: 2019–20 Individual *

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References

External links

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