Peter Bosz

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Peter Bosz
Bosz managing Ajax in 2016
Personal information
Full name Peter Sylvester Bosz
Date of birth (1963-11-21) 21 November 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSV (head coach)
Youth career
OBV
Apeldoornse Boys
AGOVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Vitesse 81 (2)
1984–1985
AGOVV
(amateurs)
1985–1988 RKC 105 (4)
1988–1991 Toulon 93 (0)
1991–1996 Feyenoord 155 (6)
1996–1997 JEF United Ichihara 36 (3)
1998
Hansa Rostock
 14 (0)
1998–1999 NAC 26 (1)
1999 JEF United Ichihara 11 (0)
Total 521 (16)
International career
1991–1995 Netherlands 8 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2002
AGOVV
2002–2003 De Graafschap
2004–2006 Heracles Almelo
2006–2009 Feyenoord (technical director)
2010–2013 Heracles Almelo
2013–2016 Vitesse
2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017 Ajax
2017 Borussia Dortmund
2018–2021 Bayer Leverkusen
2021–2022 Lyon
2023– PSV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Sylvester Bosz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːtər ˈbɔs], born 21 November 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven.

He had previously held managerial positions as several clubs including

Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon
, before being appointed as manager of PSV in June 2023.

Playing career

Bosz in 1988

Club

A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career played with

Hansa Rostock[2] (1997–98), NAC Breda[3] (1998–99). He retired at the end of the year 1999 after a second spell[4]
with JEF United Ichihara.

International

Bosz made his debut for the Netherlands in a December 1991 Euro qualification match against Greece and earned eight caps, scoring no goals.[5] His final international game was in 1995 against the Czech Republic. He was part of the Dutch squad at UEFA Euro 1992.

Managerial career

Early career

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

AGOVV, a position he held from January 2000 to 2002. In 2002 he also won a national amateur league title. Bosz made his move into professional football in 2002, becoming head coach of De Graafschap (2002–2003). The team finished last in the 2002–03 Eredivisie and was relegated to the Eerste Divisie.[6] Bosz next became manager of Heracles Almelo (2004–2006). He won the 2004–05 Eerste Divisie with the club and earned promotion to the Eredivisie. Bosz' Heracles secured their Eredivisie survival the following year, finishing 13th in the 2005–06 Eredivisie
.

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

AZ Alkmaar in the meantime. The team finished 8th in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, securing qualification for the European competition Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Groningen. Heracles finished 12th in the 2011–12 Eredivisie and 2012–13 Eredivisie
. He left the club in 2013.

Bosz coaching Vitesse in 2013

On 19 June 2013, Bosz was appointed as manager of his old club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva and lost in the Israeli cup final to Maccabi Haifa.[12][circular reference
]

Larger clubs

In May 2016,

Manchester United.[16]

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

Europa League. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked and replaced by Peter Stöger.[19]

On 23 December 2018, he was appointed as the new head coach of Bayer Leverkusen.[20] After his appointment, Leverkusen's form improved significantly leading to Leverkusen securing UEFA Champions League qualification in the final game of the season.[21] Bosz was sacked in March 2021, after the team dropped to sixth place with seven points to direct UEFA Champions League qualification.[22]

On 29 May 2021, Bosz was appointed as the head coach of French side Lyon and signed a two-year contract, replacing Rudi Garcia.[23] On 9 October 2022, Bosz was sacked ten matches into the season, with Lyon in ninth place in Ligue 1. He was replaced by Laurent Blanc.[24]

Coaching style

Bosz favours an attacking style of play, based on ball possession and aggressive pressing.[25] Furthermore, Bosz's tactical ideas are heavily influenced by the football of Johan Cruyff.[26]

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 Frank de Boer into the holding midfield position, utilising Schone's technique to enhance Ajax's build-up play.[27] Furthermore, Julian Brandt, was moved from the position of left-winger under Heiko Herrlich into a central attacking midfield position by Bosz, which resulted in a significant upturn in form.[28][29] While at Lyon, he utilised midfielder Thiago Mendes
as a central defender.

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.[30][31]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996 JEF United Ichihara J1 League 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
1997 27 3 2 0 8 0 37 3
1999 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 47 3 3 0 8 0 58 3

International

Bosz (right) and Ruud Gullit with the Dutch national team in 1988
Netherlands[32]
Year Apps Goals
1991 1 0
1992 5 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 0
Total 8 0

Managerial

As of match played 13 April 2024[33]
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
AGOVV 1 July 2000 30 June 2002 52 33 9 10 129 53 +76 063.46
De Graafschap 1 July 2002 30 June 2003 40 10 6 24 55 92 −37 025.00
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2004 30 June 2006 80 42 12 26 118 101 +17 052.50
Heracles Almelo 1 July 2010 30 June 2013 116 44 25 47 212 207 +5 037.93
Vitesse 1 July 2013 3 January 2016 103 46 27 30 197 142 +55 044.66
Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 January 2016 1 July 2016[34] 25 17 7 1 52 16 +36 068.00
Ajax 1 July 2016[34] 6 June 2017 56 36 11 9 119 50 +69 064.29
Borussia Dortmund 6 June 2017 10 December 2017 24 8 7 9 53 38 +15 033.33
Bayer Leverkusen 23 December 2018 23 March 2021 108 59 16 33 215 139 +76 054.63
Lyon 29 May 2021 9 October 2022 59 27 17 15 102 73 +29 045.76
PSV Eindhoven 1 July 2023 present 45 33 8 4 122 37 +85 073.33
Total 708 355 145 208 1,374 948 +426 050.14

Honours

Player

Feyenoord

Manager

AGOVV

  • Hoofdklasse
    : 2002

Heracles Almelo

Ajax

Bayer Leverkusen

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Peter Bosz – Trainerprofil". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ Peter Bosz verruilt Japanse voetbalclub voor Hansa Rostock – Trouw (in Dutch)
  3. ^ NAC versterkt zich met Peter Bosz – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Bosz terug naar JEF United – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Intl career stats Archived 5 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Ons Oranje
  6. ^ "Peter Bosz weg bij De Graafschap". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 May 2003. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Manager Bosz 'blij dat nieuw Feyenoord vorm krijgt' / Ook Makaay en Hofland bij nieuwkomers in Kuip". Trouw (in Dutch). 3 September 2007.
  8. ^ "Van papier naar werkelijkheid". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 June 2007.
  9. ^ Seizoengids 2010/2011 (in Dutch). Voetbal International. p. 108.
  10. ^ a b "Vitesse coach Peter Bosz heads for Tel Aviv". 4 January 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Ajax hire Peter Bosz to replace the departing Frank de Boer". ESPN. 24 May 2016.
  12. 2016 Israel State Cup Final
  13. ^ "Ajax 1–1 PAOK". UEFA. 27 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Four-time European champions Ajax missed out on a place in the Champions League group stage after losing 4–1 to Rostov". BBC Sports. 24 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Ajax 1 – 0 Vitesse: Första hemmasegern". 11 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Manchester United's Paul Pogba sets up Europa League final win over Ajax". the Guardian. 24 May 2017.
  17. ^ http://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/peter-bosz-vertrekt-naar-dortmund-na-knallende-ruzie~a5ec3f15/ Peter Bosz vertrekt naar Dortmund na knallende ruzie
  18. ^ http://nos.nl/artikel/2176768-dortmund-presenteert-bosz-vanmiddag-ajax-krijgt-bijna-5-miljoen.html Dortmund presenteert Bosz vanmiddag, Ajax krijgt bijna 5 miljoen – NOS.nl
  19. ^ "Borussia Dortmund trennt sich von Trainer Bosz". kicker.de. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Peter Bosz übernimmt Trainer-Amt von Heiko Herrlich". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  21. ^ "How Peter Bosz took Bayer Leverkusen back to the Champions League". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  22. ^ "Wolf übernimmt für Bosz – Hermann kehrt zurück". bayer04.de. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Press release - Peter Bosz joins Olympique Lyonnais". Olympique Lyonnais. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Laurent Blanc, nouvel entraîneur de l'OL jusqu'en 2024" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Leverkusen Tactics: Bosz's Offensive Style - Powered By Tifo Football". Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  26. ^ "Ajax return to the Cruyff ideals as Peter Bosz leads new generation". the Guardian. 10 May 2017.
  27. ^ "Schöne will play a big part in Ajax' future success". Ajax Daily. 4 March 2017.
  28. ^ "How Kai Havertz and Julian Brandt are central to the Bayer Leverkusen revolution under Peter Bosz". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  29. ^ "Left Back Football". Left Back Football.
  30. ^ "Where did it go wrong for Peter Bosz at Borussia Dortmund?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  31. ^ "Bundesliga: Peter Bosz Refuses To Be Blown Off Course After Bayer Leverkusen Lose To Borussia Mönchengladbach". The Sportsman. 20 January 2019.
  32. ^ Peter Bosz at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  33. ^ Peter Bosz at Soccerbase
  34. ^ a b "Ajax stelt Bosz aan als opvolger De Boer". VI.nl (in Dutch). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  35. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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