Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal is a Dutch former football player and former manager who currently serves as an advisor for Ajax. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal has won 20 major honours in his managerial career at club level, along with 3 stints as coach of the Dutch national team. He is sometimes nicknamed the "Iron Tulip".