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Matthijs de Ligt's strange record, he starts every season with a new coach

2026-11-11 20:22:41Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Matthijs de Ligt's strange record, he starts every season with a new coach

Manchester United's frequent changes in management have had a significant impact on Matthijs de Ligt's career. The Dutch defender is set to extend his remarkable record of starting every professional season under a different manager.

With the expected departure of Michael Carrick and the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as Manchester United manager, De Ligt will have a new manager at the start of next season. This will be the 12th consecutive season that the Dutchman has not started the Premier League season with the same manager as the previous one.

It all started at Ajax, where Peter Bosz was the coach in the 2016-17 season. The following year, Marcel Keizer took over, before Erik ten Hag arrived in the 2018-19 season.

A move to Juventus in 2019 saw De Ligt under Maurizio Sarri. The following season, Andrea Pirlo was on the bench, while Massimiliano Allegri returned in 2021-22.

The move to Bayern Munich brought another change. Julian Nagelsmann was his coach in the 2022-23 season, while a year later the Bavarian team was managed by Thomas Tuchel.

Even the Manchester United adventure has not interrupted this series. De Ligt started the 2024-25 season with Ten Hag, continued in the 2025-26 edition with Ruben Amorim and in the 2026-27 season with Carrick.

Now, the appointment of Pochettino will add another name to that list. With the start of the new season, De Ligt will have recorded 12 consecutive seasons with a different coach at the start of each of them, an unusual statistic that makes the Dutch defender a special case in European football.


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