Alfred Schreuder

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Date of birth (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Barneveld, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Alfred Schreuder
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Barneveld, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Diriyah (head coach)
Youth career
SDV Barneveld
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Feyenoord 1 (0)
1993–1997 RKC Waalwijk 117 (7)
1997–2003 NAC Breda 183 (8)
2003–2007 Feyenoord 36 (0)
2004–2005RKC Waalwijk (loan) 20 (0)
2007–2008 Twente 3 (0)
2008 SDV Barneveld
2008–2009 Vitesse 6 (0)
Managerial career
2013 Twente (caretaker)
2014–2015 Twente
2019–2020 1899 Hoffenheim
2022 Club Brugge
2022–2023 Ajax
2023 Al Ain
2023–2025 Al Nasr
2025– Al-Diriyah
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Schreuder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlfrət (frɛt) ˈsxrøːdər]; born 2 November 1972) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is the head coach of Saudi First Division League club Al-Diriyah.

During his career, Schreuder played for RKC Waalwijk, NAC Breda, Feyenoord, Twente and Vitesse.[2] After he had stopped playing for Twente 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.[3][4]

Managerial career

Schreuder started his managerial career immediately after his retirement as assistant manager of Vitesse. In the summer of 2009, he signed with Twente to be the assistant manager of Steve McClaren. After McClaren resigned his position on 26 February 2013, Schreuder was appointed as interim manager.[5] However, in March 2013, the club officially appointed Michel Jansen as head coach and Schreuder as his assistant, because Schreuder was not yet appropriately licensed as a manager.[6][7][8] This arrangement continued for the 2013–14 season, while Schreuder was studying for the UEFA Pro Licence, which he obtained in May 2014.[9][10][11] Subsequently, Schreuder was installed as manager of Twente, with Jansen as his assistant.[12][13] On 30 August 2015, Schreuder was sacked after winning one point in the first four matches of the 2015–16 season.[14]

On 26 October 2015, Schreuder was appointed the assistant manager of Huub Stevens at 1899 Hoffenheim.[15] After Stevens' resignation on 10 February 2016, he remained at the club as the assistant of Julian Nagelsmann.[16]

On 5 January 2018, it was announced that Ajax had reached an agreement with Hoffenheim to sign Schreuder as the assistant of their new head coach Erik ten Hag.[17]

In March 2019, it was announced that Schreuder would succeed Julian Nagelsmann as head of Hoffenheim from 1 July 2019, after signing a contract until 2022.[18] However he was sacked by the club on 9 June 2020, since his form was not up to the expectations of the board.[19]

In August 2020, Schreuder joined Barcelona as assistant manager under Ronald Koeman, both signing a two-year deal with an escape-clause option after the first year.[20]

On 3 January 2022, Schreuder was appointed as head coach of Club Brugge, replacing Philippe Clement who left to manage Monaco.[21] After winning the Belgian League, he was appointed by Ajax on a two-year contract from the 2022–23 season onwards, replacing Erik ten Hag who left to manage Manchester United.[22] On 26 January 2023, he was sacked from his position at Ajax due to poor results.[23]

In May 2023, Schreuder was appointed as head coach of UAE Pro League club Al Ain.[24] Six months later, although he managed to win 13 of his 15 games in charge, Schreuder was sacked, with Al Ain announcing that the decision had been taken "due to the lack of consistency between the coach and his coaching staff with the Company’s institutional work system".[25]

On 27 November 2023, Schreuder was appointed as manager of fellow UAE Pro League club Al Nasr SC.[26]

On 6 December 2025, Schreuder was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division League club Al-Diriyah.[27]

Personal life

His brother Dick was also a footballer, and joined him in coaching at Hoffenheim.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[28]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Feyenoord 1991–92 Eredivisie 10
1992–93 Eredivisie 00
Total 10
RKC Waalwijk 1993–94 Eredivisie 291
1994–95 Eredivisie 303
1995–96 Eredivisie 291
1996–97 Eredivisie 292
Total 1177
NAC Breda 1997–98 Eredivisie 280
1998–99 Eredivisie 311
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie 323
2000–01 Eredivisie 242
2001–02 Eredivisie 340
2002–03 Eredivisie 342
Total 1838
Feyenoord 2003–04 Eredivisie 250
2005–06 Eredivisie 10
2006–07 Eredivisie 100
Total 360
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 2004–05 Eredivisie 200
Twente 2007–08 Eredivisie 30
SDV Barneveld Eerste Klasse
Vitesse 2008–09 Eredivisie 60
Career total 36615

Managerial statistics

As of match played 21 April 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Twente (interim) Netherlands 26 February 2013 1 April 2013 411244+0025.00 [29]
Twente Netherlands 1 July 2014 30 August 2015 451615147165+6035.56 [29]
1899 Hoffenheim Germany 1 July 2019 9 June 2020 33138125057−7039.39 [30]
Club Brugge Belgium 3 January 2022 23 May 2022 2115424014+26071.43
Ajax Netherlands 24 May 2022 26 January 2023 2612776341+22046.15
Al Ain United Arab Emirates 27 May 2023 8 November 2023 1412024115+26085.71
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates 27 November 2023 24 May 2025 6331131911197+14049.21
Diriyah Club Saudi Arabia 6 December 2025 present 2013344923+26065.00
Total 2261135162429316+113050.00

Honours

References

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