Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Van Bronckhorst celebrating the Turkish Super Cup as manager of Beşiktaş in 2024

Personal information

Full name

Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst^[1]

Date of birth

5 February 1975 (age 50)^[2]

Place of birth

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[2]

Position(s)

Midfielder, left-back

Youth career

1981–1982

RVV LMO

1982–1993

Feyenoord

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1993–1998

Feyenoord

103

(22)

1993–1994

→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)

12

(2)

1998–2001

Rangers

73

(13)

2001–2004

Arsenal

41

(2)

2003–2004

→ Barcelona (loan)

34

(1)

2004–2007

Barcelona

71

(4)

2007–2010

Feyenoord

88

(8)

Total

422

(52)

International career

1996–2010

Netherlands

106

(6)

Managerial career

2015–2019

2020

2021–2022

2024

Medal record

Representing Netherlands

Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up	2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
	2000 Belgium-Netherlands
	2004 Portugal

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst (born 5 February 1975) is a Dutch football manager and former player who last managed the Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Formerly a midfielder, he moved to left-back later in his career.^[3]^[4]

During his club career, Van Bronckhorst played for RKC Waalwijk, Feyenoord, Rangers, Arsenal, Barcelona and again with Feyenoord. He was an instrumental player in Barcelona's 2005–06 UEFA Champions League victory, being in the starting line-up of the final, having played every Champions League match for Barcelona that season.^[3]

Van Bronckhorst earned 106 caps for the Netherlands national team, and played for his country in three FIFA World Cups, in 1998, 2006 and 2010, as well as three UEFA European Championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2008. After captaining the Oranje in the 2010 World Cup final, he was elected into the Order of Orange-Nassau. The 2010 World Cup final was the last match in his career.

After assisting the Dutch under-21 team and Feyenoord, Van Bronckhorst became Feyenoord manager in May 2015. He won the KNVB Cup in his first season and the club's first Eredivisie title for 18 years in 2017. In November 2021, he returned to Rangers as manager, reaching the Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup in his first season. In June 2024, he signed a deal with Beşiktaş and won the 2024 Turkish Super Cup in his first official match.

Club career

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Early career

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst began playing for a local amateur youth team in Rotterdam, Linker Maas Oever, from age six. He joined the youth academy at Feyenoord the following year.^[5] In 1990, aged 15, the club offered him a professional contract, which he accepted.^[5] He won the Dutch Youth League with Feyenoord in 1991, but struggled to break into the first team.^[6] He was loaned out to RKC Waalwijk, making his league debut in 1993. He returned to Feyenoord for the 1994–95 season, but was used as a fringe player, making only ten appearances for the club.^[6] 1995–96 was his breakthrough season, as he started almost every match for Feyenoord, playing alongside the likes of Regi Blinker, Jean-Paul van Gastel and Henrik Larsson.^[6]

Domestically, with Feyenoord failing to break the PSV–Ajax stranglehold on the Eredivisie for the fourth-straight year, and major players such as Henrik Larsson leaving the team, Van Bronckhorst began to search for a new club.^[7] He chose to join Dick Advocaat (his former manager at international U-16 and U-18 level) at Rangers, joining the club in 1998 for a reported transfer fee between £5–5.5 million.^[8]

Rangers

[edit]

In Van Bronckhorst's first competitive game for Rangers on 22 July 1998, he scored as they came from 3–0 down to win 5–3 over League of Ireland side Shelbourne at Prenton Park in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.^[9] He went on to score 22 goals for Rangers (13 in the league, three in the Scottish Cup, one in the Scottish League Cup, three in the UEFA Champions League and two in the UEFA Cup), mostly in midfield, before joining Arsenal for a fee of £8.5 million, signing a five-year contract.^[10]

One of his goals was in the 2000 Scottish Cup Final which Rangers won 4–0 against Aberdeen. Opposition goalkeeper Jim Leighton was injured in the third minute without a substitute available, and striker Robbie Winters had to take his position.^[11] He was shortlisted for SPFA Player of the Year in 2000.^[12] He injured his groin on international duty that October,^[13] and returned on 3 March 2001 against Heart of Midlothian, playing for just 23 minutes of the 2–0 home win before being injured by Colin Cameron.^[14]

Arsenal

[edit]

Arsène Wenger had signed Van Bronckhorst in June 2001 for £8 million.^[15]^[16] He sought to replace the midfield void from by the departure of Emmanuel Petit from Arsenal, and so partnered Patrick Vieira in the centre.^[17] However, Van Bronckhorst's start at Highbury was marked by a cruciate knee ligament injury which saw him sidelined after only a few months at the club. Despite this, Van Bronckhorst went on to win the Premier League title in 2001–02, and the FA Cup in 2001–02 and 2002–03 with Arsenal. In all, he made 64 appearances for the Gunners, scoring twice.^[3]^[4]^[18]

Barcelona

[edit]

As the 2003–04 season approached, Van Bronckhorst had the opportunity to move to Barcelona and work with its new head coach Frank Rijkaard on a one-year loan, with a view to a permanent transfer.^[19]

After adapting to his new role as a left-back, he helped Barça to a revival in the second half of the season. In May 2004, Van Bronckhorst completed his move from Arsenal to Barcelona for a fee of €2 million, signing a three-year deal.^[20] He won the Liga title in the 2004–05 season after some of his finest displays together with four goals to his credit. In 2005–06, he helped his club repeat as Liga champions while winning the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League as well (he was the only player who participated in all Champions League matches that season). In Spain, he used "Gio" as the name on his shirt.^[21]

Return to Feyenoord

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst had a year remaining on his Barcelona contract in 2007, but returned to Feyenoord on 27 June 2007 due to a clause in his contract stipulating he could join Feyenoord on a free transfer.^[21] Shortly after, head coach Bert van Marwijk made him captain of the club. He would go on to become a pivotal member of the squad, providing stability in an injury-hit side. At the end of his first season, he led "De Stadionclub" to win the 2007–08 KNVB Cup following a 2–0 victory in the final against Roda JC.^[22]

International career

[edit]

Early years

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst made his debut for the national Olympic team in 1996, although the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.^[6] He was given his first full international cap in August 1996, being given a starting place by Guus Hiddink in the Oranje lineup to face Brazil in a friendly at the Amsterdam Arena.^[7] Van Bronckhorst scored his first goal for Ons Oranje in August 1996 at the FNB Stadium against South Africa. He was part of the Netherlands squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but did not play during the tournament.^[7] He only saw limited action in Euro 2000 on home soil, as cover for left-back Arthur Numan.

Euro 2004 and 2006 World Cup

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst (who was regularly played as a midfielder at club level at the time) was deployed by manager Dick Advocaat as a left-back at Euro 2004. The Netherlands reached the semi-finals of the tournament, only to fall to hosts Portugal.

Van Bronckhorst was a regular in the national team for the 2006 World Cup qualification campaign. In the round of 16 match against Portugal (see Battle of Nuremberg), he received a red card in a match that saw four red cards given, a World Cup record.^[23]

Euro 2008

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst scored in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Slovenia on 28 March 2007. The Netherlands went on to win the match by 1–0.^[24]

On 9 June 2008, in a group match against Italy, he cleared the ball off his own line, ran deep into the Italian half, then delivered a cross to Dirk Kuyt. Kuyt then headed down to Wesley Sneijder who slotted the ball past the advancing Gianluigi Buffon. Van Bronckhorst later scored another goal to condemn the then World Cup champions to a 3–0 defeat.^[25]

Prior to Euro 2008, captain Edwin van der Sar announced his intention to retire from international football after the tournament; he played his last match as captain in the 3–1 quarter-final loss to Russia. Van Bronckhorst was named Van der Sar's replacement as captain.^[26]

2010 World Cup

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst was included in the Netherlands' preliminary squad for the tournament,^[27] and on 27 May 2010, Dutch manager Bert van Marwijk announced he would be part of the final squad of 23 and would serve as team captain.^[28] In the semi-final against Uruguay, he scored the opening goal of a 3–2 win. The powerful long-range strike – which rose into goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's top left-hand corner – was widely considered one of the best goals in World Cup history.^[29]^[30] In November 2022, FIFA included this goal in its list of the 22 best goals.^[31]

Van Bronckhorst's final match for the Netherlands and as a professional footballer came in the World Cup final against Spain.^[32] He was substituted in the 105th minute for Edson Braafheid with the score 0–0, only for Andrés Iniesta to condemn the Dutch to a defeat, scoring the only goal of the match in the 116th minute. After ending the tournament as runners-up, Van Bronckhorst stated he was proud of what the team had achieved.^[33]

Managerial career

[edit]

Feyenoord

[edit]

Having retired at the end of the 2009–10 season prior to the 2010 World Cup, it was announced on 21 July 2011 that Van Bronckhorst would assist newly appointed Feyenoord manager Ronald Koeman, alongside fellow ex-Feyenoord player Jean-Paul van Gastel.^[34] Feyenoord finished the season second behind Ajax, thereby qualifying for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.^[35] On 23 March 2015, it was announced Van Bronckhorst would be the new manager of Feyenoord after Fred Rutten would leave at the end of that season.^[36]

On his managerial debut on 8 August 2015, Van Bronckhorst won 3–2 at home to Utrecht, with the winning penalty coming from Dirk Kuyt, who had been brought back after nine years abroad.^[37] In his first full season, Van Bronckhorst led Feyenoord to win the 2015–16 KNVB Cup after the club defeated Utrecht 2–1 in the final.^[38] In his second season, Van Bronckhorst won the Eredivisie title, Feyenoord's first in 18 years.^[39]

In 2017–18, Feyenoord opened the season by winning the 2017 Johan Cruyff Shield on penalties against Vitesse.^[40] On 17 December 2017, the team won 7–0 away at Sparta Rotterdam in the Rotterdam derby.^[41] The team again won the KNVB Cup, with a 3–0 final victory over AZ Alkmaar on 22 April 2018; it was the tournament's 100th final.^[42]

On 24 January 2019, Van Bronckhorst announced that he would be leaving Feyenoord after the 2018–19 season.^[43]

Guangzhou R&F

[edit]

On 4 January 2020, Van Bronckhorst signed with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.^[44] He came 11th in his only season, then quit in December so he could return to his family.^[45]

Rangers

[edit]

On 18 November 2021, Van Bronckhorst was appointed manager of Rangers, 20 years after leaving as a player. He replaced Steven Gerrard, who had moved to Aston Villa.^[46] On his Rangers managerial debut, he won 2–0 at home to Sparta Prague in the UEFA Europa League group stage;^[47] on his Scottish Premiership debut on 28 November, he won 3–1 at Livingston.^[48] A run of seven consecutive league wins from his debut ended with a 1–1 draw at Aberdeen on 18 January 2022,^[49] and a series of ten unbeaten league games under his management ended on 2 February with a 3–0 loss at Celtic, ceding first place to the rivals.^[50]

Van Bronckhorst's Rangers did not recover first place in the league, which went to Celtic under their new manager Ange Postecoglou.^[51] On the European front, the team made their first continental final since 2008 with knockout victories over Borussia Dortmund, Red Star Belgrade, Braga and RB Leipzig. They lost the 2022 final to Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties.^[52]^[53] Days later, Rangers won the Scottish Cup final 2–0 against Hearts for their first such trophy since 2009, having earlier beaten Celtic in the semi-finals.^[54]

Rangers qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage under van Bronckhorst, but then suffered six consecutive defeats in that tournament and fell nine points behind Celtic in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership. Van Bronckhorst was sacked by Rangers on 21 November, during the World Cup break.^[55]

Beşiktaş

[edit]

On 5 June 2024, Van Bronckhorst became the head coach of Turkish side Beşiktaş, by signing a two-year deal with an option for another one-year extension.^[56] Following the team's defeat by Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League he was sacked on 30 November 2024.^[57]^[58]

Personal life

[edit]

Van Bronckhorst was born in Rotterdam to Victor van Bronckhorst, an Indonesian-Dutch father, and Fransien Sapulette, an Indonesian mother of Moluccan descent.^[5]

Van Bronckhorst and his wife Marieke have two sons.^[59] Giovanni and Marieke founded the Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation (GvB Foundation) in 2008. Based in Rotterdam, the Foundation aims to enable disadvantaged children transitioning from primary to secondary school to develop basic life skills to overcome personal and social barriers by encouraging participation in sports.^[60]^[61]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RKC Waalwijk (loan)	1993–94	Eredivisie	12	2			—		—		—		12	2
Feyenoord	1994–95	Eredivisie	10	1			—		—		—		10	1
	1995–96	Eredivisie	27	9			—		7^[a]	0	1^[b]	0	35	9
	1996–97	Eredivisie	34	4	1	1	—		6^[c]	0	—		41	5
	1997–98	Eredivisie	32	8			—		8^[d]	2	—		40	10
	Total		103	22	1	1	—		21	2	1	0	126	25
Rangers	1998–99	Scottish Premier League	35	7	5	1	4	0	9^[c]	2	—		53	10
	1999–2000	Scottish Premier League	27	4	5	2	1	0	12	0	—		45	6
	2000–01	Scottish Premier League	11	2	0	0	1	1	7	3	—		19	6
	Total		73	13	10	3	6	1	28	5	—		117	22
Arsenal	2001–02	Premier League	21	1	2	0	3	0	7^[d]	0	—		33	1
	2002–03	Premier League	20	1	5	0	1	0	4^[d]	0	—		30	1
	2003–04	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[e]	0	1	0
	Total		41	2	7	0	4	0	11	0	1	0	64	2
Barcelona (loan)	2003–04	La Liga	34	1	5	0	—		4^[c]	0	—		43	1
Barcelona	2004–05	La Liga	29	4	1	0	—		8^[d]	0	—		38	4
	2005–06	La Liga	19	0	4	1	—		13^[d]	0	—		36	1
	2006–07	La Liga	23	0	6	1	—		6^[d]	0	3^[f]	0	38	1
	Total		105	5	16	2	—		31	0	3	0	155	7
Feyenoord	2007–08	Eredivisie	32	7	6	0	—		—		—		38	7
	2008–09	Eredivisie	27	1	5	0	—		5^[c]	1	3^[g]	0	40	2
	2009–10	Eredivisie	29	0	4	2	—		—		—		33	2
	Total		88	8	15	2	—		5	1	3	0	111	11
Career total			422	52	49	8	10	1	96	8	8	0	585	69

^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
^ Appearance in Dutch Supercup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearances in UEFA Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
^ One appearance in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year^[62]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1996	3	0
	1997	4	1
	1998	1	0
	1999	6	0
	2000	7	1
	2001	4	0
	2002	1	0
	2003	6	1
	2004	13	0
	2005	9	0
	2006	9	0
	2007	10	1
	2008	14	1
	2009	9	0
	2010	10	1
Total		106	6

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Bronckhorst goal.

List of international goals scored by Giovanni van Bronckhorst
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 June 1997	Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	2 September 2000	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Republic of Ireland	2–2	2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	12 February 2003	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Argentina	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4	28 March 2007	Celje, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5	9 June 2008	Bern, Switzerland	Italy	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008
6	6 July 2010	Cape Town, South Africa	Uruguay	1–0	3–2	2010 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics

[edit]

As of match played 28 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Feyenoord		18 May 2015	19 May 2019	176	107	26	43	367	190	+177	060.80	^[63]
Guangzhou R&F		4 January 2020	3 December 2020	23	7	6	10	32	41	−9	030.43
Rangers		18 November 2021	21 November 2022	68	42	12	14	131	72	+59	061.76	^[64]
Beşiktaş		5 June 2024	20 November 2024	20	10	4	6	39	29	+10	050.00
Career total				287	166	48	73	569	332	+237	057.84

Honours

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Player

[edit]

Feyenoord^[3]^[65]

Eredivisie runner-up: 1996–97
KNVB Cup: 1994−95, 2007−08
Johan Cruyff Shield runner-up: 1994, 1995, 2008

Rangers^[3]^[65]

Scottish Premier League: 1998−99, 1999−2000, runner-up: 2000–01
Scottish Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000
Scottish League Cup: 1998–99

Arsenal^[3]^[65]

Premier League: 2001−02,^[2] runner-up: 2002–03
FA Cup: 2002–03
FA Community Shield runner-up: 2003

Barcelona^[3]^[65]

La Liga: 2004–05, 2005−06, runner-up: 2006–07
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006
UEFA Champions League: 2005−06
UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2006
FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2006

Netherlands^[3]^[65]

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010

Manager

[edit]

Feyenoord^[3]^[65]^[66]

Rangers

Scottish Cup: 2021–22^[54]
UEFA Europa League runner up: 2021–22^[67]

Beşiktaş

Turkish Super Cup: 2024^[68]

Individual

[edit]

FIFA Puskás Award 3rd place: 2010

Orders

[edit]

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau: 2010^[69]

See also

[edit]

List of footballers with 100 or more caps

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[edit]

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^ "Dutch World Cup coach and captain knighted". RNW.org.

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Awards

Eredivisie winning managers

Scottish Cup winning managers

Netherlands squads

v t e Netherlands squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup fourth place
1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Stam 4 F. de Boer (c) 5 Numan 6 Jonk 7 R. de Boer 8 Bergkamp 9 Kluivert 10 Seedorf 11 Cocu 12 Zenden 13 Ooijer 14 Overmars 15 Bogarde 16 Davids 17 Van Hooijdonk 18 De Goey 19 Van Bronckhorst 20 Winter 21 Hasselbaink 22 Hesp Coach: Hiddink

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists
1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Stam 4 F. de Boer (c) 5 Zenden 6 Seedorf 7 Cocu 8 Davids 9 Kluivert 10 Bergkamp 11 Overmars 12 Van Bronckhorst 13 Konterman 14 Van Vossen 15 Bosvelt 16 R. de Boer 17 Van Hooijdonk 18 De Goey 19 Numan 20 Winter 21 Makaay 22 Westerveld Coach: Rijkaard

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finalists
1 Van der Sar 2 Reiziger 3 Stam 4 Bouma 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 Cocu 7 Van der Meyde 8 Davids 9 Kluivert 10 Van Nistelrooy 11 Van der Vaart 12 Makaay 13 Westerveld 14 Sneijder 15 De Boer (c) 16 Overmars 17 Van Hooijdonk 18 Heitinga 19 Robben 20 Seedorf 21 Bosvelt 22 Zenden 23 Waterreus Coach: Advocaat

v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Jaliens 3 Boulahrouz 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 Landzaat 7 Kuyt 8 Cocu 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Van der Vaart 11 Robben 12 Kromkamp 13 Ooijer 14 Heitinga 15 De Cler 16 Maduro 17 Van Persie 18 Van Bommel 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink 20 Sneijder 21 Babel 22 Timmer 23 Stekelenburg Coach: Van Basten

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2008
1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Ooijer 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 De Zeeuw 7 Van Persie 8 Engelaar 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Melchiot 13 Timmer 14 Bouma 15 De Cler 16 Stekelenburg 17 De Jong 18 Kuyt 19 Huntelaar 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Basten

v t e Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst (c) 6 Van Bommel 7 Kuyt 8 De Jong 9 Van Persie 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Boulahrouz 13 Ooijer 14 De Zeeuw 15 Braafheid 16 Vorm 17 Elia 18 Schaars 19 Babel 20 Afellay 21 Huntelaar 22 Boschker 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk

Managerial positions

Feyenoord – managers

Julian (1921–22)
Waites (1924–25)
Geneugelijk (a.i.) (1925–26)
Hall (1926–29)
Lamb (1929–30)
Kruys (a.i.) (1930–31)
Donaghy (1931–35)
Kohn (1935–39)
Hall (1939–40)
Koelman (1940–41)
Kaufman (a.i.) (1940)
Huizenaar (1940–41)
Van Dijke (1941–42)
Pijl (1942–46)
Koonings (1946–50)
Topping (1950–51)
Kohn (1951–55)
De Wolf (a.i.) (1955–56)
Van der Leck (1956–58)
De Wolf (a.i.) (1958–59)
Sobotka (1959–61)
Fuchs (1961–63)
Höfling (1963–64)
Kment (1964–67)
Peeters (1967–69)
Happel (1969–73)
Zonderland (a.i.) (1973)
Coerver (1973–75)
Brzeżańczyk (1975–76)
Zonderland (a.i.) (1976)
Boškov (1976–78)
Ježek (1978–80)
Westerhof^a (1980)
Ježek (1980–82)
Kraay (1982–83)
Fafié (a.i.) (1983)
Libregts (1983–84)
Fafié (1984–86)
Israël (1986–88)
Jacobs (1988–89)
P. Verbeek & Bengtsson (1989–91)
Jansen (a.i.) (1991)
Dorjee (1991–92)
Jansen (a.i.) (1992)
Van Hanegem (1992–95)
Meijer (a.i.) (1995)
Haan (1995–97)
Meijer & Metgod (dual a.i.) (1997)
Beenhakker (1997–2000)
Van Stee (a.i.) (2000)
Van Marwijk (2000–04)
Gullit (2004–05)
E. Koeman (2005–07)
Beenhakker (a.i.) (2007)
Van Marwijk (2007–08)
G. Verbeek (2008–09)
Vlemmings (a.i.) (2009)
Been (2009–11)
R. Koeman (2011–14)
Rutten (2014–15)
Van Bronckhorst (2015–19)
Stam (2019)
Advocaat (2019–21)
Slot (2021–24)
Priske (2024–25)
Bosschaart (a.i.) (2025)
Van Persie (2025–)

(a) = acting in regular manager's absence

Guangzhou City F.C. – managers

Morozov (1994)
Zhang Zengqun (1995)
Li Yingfa (1996)
Zhang Bin (1996)
Li Qiang (1996–98)
Braga (1999)
Li Qiang (1999)
Nepomnyashchy (2000)
Kasperczak (2000–01)
Laurier (2000–01)
Toni (2002)
Stepanović (2003)
Houghton (2005–06)
Koopman (2005–06)
Živadinović (2007)
Santrač (2008)
Zhu Bo (2008–09)
Hao Wei (2009–10)
Ješić (2010)
Li Shubin (2011)
Farias (2012–13)
Li Bing (caretaker) (2013)
Eriksson (2013–14)
Contra (2015)
Li Bing (caretaker) (2015)
Stojković (2015–20)
Van Bronckhorst (2020)
Van Gastel (2021–22)
Li Weifeng (2022–23)

Rangers F.C. – managers

Wilton (1899–1920)
Struth (1920–54)
Symon (1954–67)
White (1967–69)
Thornton^c (1969)
Waddell (1969–72)
Wallace (1972–78)
McLean^c (1978)
Greig (1978–83)
Wallace (1983–86)
Totten^c (1986)
Smith^c (1986)
Souness (1986–91)
Smith (1991–98)
Advocaat (1998–2001)
McLeish (2001–06)
Le Guen (2006–07)
Durrant^c (2007)
Smith (2007–11)
McCoist (2011–14)
McDowall^c (2014–15)
McCall^c (2015)
Warburton (2015–17)
Murty^c (2017)
Caixinha (2017)
Murty^c (2017–18)
Nicholl^c (2018)
Gerrard (2018–21)
Van Bronckhorst (2021–22)
Beale (2022–23)
Davis^c (2023)
Clement (2023–25)
Ferguson^c (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

Beşiktaş J.K. – managers

Şeref (1911–25)
Zinger (1925–35)
Top (1935–44)
Howard (1944–46)
Top (1946–48)
Meazza (1948–49)
Yeten (1949)
Keen (1949–50)
Yeten (1950–51)
Görkey ⁱ (1951)
Cable (1951–52)
Usluoğlu (1952–53)
Puppo (1953–54)
Arman (1955–56)
Mészáros (1956–57)
Bilgiç (1957)
Remondini (1957–58)
Saygun (1959)
Kuttik (1959–60)
Puppo (1960–61)
Görkey (1961)
Kuttik (1961–62)
Spajić (1962–63)
Melchior (1963–64)
Adanır (1964)
Spajić (1964–67)
Janevski (1967–68)
Adanır ⁱ (1968)
Milev (1968–69)
Ćirić (1969–70)
Adanır ⁱ (1970)
Dumitru (1970–71)
Kılıç (1971–72)
Gegić (1972–73)
Türel (1973–74)
Köstepen ⁱ (1974)
Buhtz (1974–75)
Onay (1975–76)
Arıkan (1977)
Adanır ⁱ (1977)
Milutinović (1977–78)
Andaç (1978–79)
Tüzün (1979–80)
Türel (1980)
Katip ⁱ (1980)
Milić (1980–83)
Taner (1983–84)
Stanković (1984–86)
Milutinović (1986–87)
Milne (1987–93)
Daum (1993–96)
Koch (1996)
Kara (1996–97)
Toshack (1997–99)
Yaman ^c (1999)
Feldkamp (1999)
Briegel (1999–2000)
Scala (2000–01)
Daum (2001–02)
Lucescu (2002–04)
Del Bosque (2004–05)
Çalımbay (2005)
Ekşi ⁱ (2005)
Tigana (2005–07)
Havutçu ⁱ (2007)
Sağlam (2007–08)
Denizli (2008–10)
Schuster (2010–11)
Havutçu (2011)
Carvalhal (2011–12)
Havutçu (2012)
Aybaba (2012–13)
Bilić (2013–15)
Güneş (2015–19)
Avcı (2019–20)
Fidan ^c (2020)
Yalçın (2020–21)
Karaveli (2021–22)
Ismaël (2022)
Güneş (2022–23)
Yılmaz ^c (2023)
Çalımbay (2023)
Santos (2024)
Topraktepe ⁱ (2024)
van Bronckhorst (2024)
Topraktepe ^c (2024–25)
Solskjær (2025–)

(c) = caretaker; (i) = interim.