Henk ten Cate facts for kids
Cate with Al Jazira in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hendrik Willem ten Cate | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| –1973 | De Volewijckers | ||
| 1973–1975 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Vitesse | 4 | (0) |
| 1977–1979 | VV Rheden | ? | (?) |
| 1979–1985 | Go Ahead Eagles | 132 | (21) |
| 1980 | → Edmonton Drillers (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 1981–1982 | → Telstar (loan) | 30 | (7) |
| 1985–1986 | Heracles Almelo | 19 | (1) |
| Total | 206 | (34) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) | ||
| 1990 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 1990–1992 | Heracles Almelo | ||
| 1992–1993 | VV Rheden | ||
| 1993–1995 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 1995–1997 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 1997–1998 | Vitesse | ||
| 1998–1999 | KFC Uerdingen | ||
| 1999–2000 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2000–2003 | NAC Breda | ||
| 2003–2006 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Ajax | ||
| 2007–2008 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 2010 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2010–2011 | Umm Salal | ||
| 2012–2013 | Shandong Luneng | ||
| 2013 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2015–2018 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2021 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2023 | Suriname (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hendrik Willem ten Cate (born December 9, 1954) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He is known for his smart tactics and for helping big teams win important titles.
In the 2005–06 season, he was an assistant coach for Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona. During this time, the team won the UEFA Champions League, Europe's biggest club competition, and the La Liga title in Spain. After that, he became the manager of Ajax in the Netherlands. He led Ajax to win three trophies before leaving in October 2007.
Ten Cate then joined Chelsea in England as an assistant manager. He left Chelsea in May 2008, shortly after the team lost the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.
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Playing Career Highlights
Henk ten Cate started his football journey at an amateur club called FC Rheden. He later signed his first professional contract with Go Ahead Eagles. He played his first top-league match in the Eredivisie during the 1979–80 season. He played 27 games that season and scored four goals.
These good performances led him to play for Edmonton Drillers in Canada for a short time. After his time in North America, he returned to Go Ahead Eagles. He also played on loan for Telstar in a lower league, where he was a very important player.
He then returned to Go Ahead Eagles and played as a regular for three more seasons. In 1985, he moved to Heracles, where he finished his career as a professional player.
Managerial Career Journey
After he stopped playing, Henk ten Cate became an assistant manager at Go Ahead Eagles. In February 1990, he became the main manager. He helped the team reach the play-offs, but they just missed out on promotion to the top league.
He then moved to Heracles as an assistant. When the main manager had health issues, Ten Cate took over in November 1990. He managed Heracles until 1992. After that, he managed his old amateur club, FC Rheden, for a year.
Return to Go Ahead Eagles and Sparta Rotterdam
In 1993, Go Ahead Eagles asked Ten Cate to be their manager again. He did well in his first year. However, he was fired in the winter of the 1994–95 season when the team was struggling.
Soon after, Sparta Rotterdam from the Eredivisie offered him a job. He led Sparta to a sixth-place finish in the league in 1996. They also reached the final of the KNVB Cup that year, but they lost to PSV Eindhoven.
Success with Vitesse and MTK Budapest
In 1997, Ten Cate became the manager of Vitesse. He led them to their best-ever third-place finish in the Eredivisie. They also set new records for points and goals scored.
After a tough start to the next season, he left Vitesse. He then managed KFC Uerdingen 05 in Germany for a short time. In the 1999–2000 season, he managed MTK Hungária in Hungary. He helped them win the Hungarian Cup and finish second in the league. He then returned to the Netherlands to manage NAC, leading them to a spot in the UEFA Cup for the 2003–04 season.
Working with Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona
In June 2003, Ten Cate decided to join Frank Rijkaard as an assistant manager at Barcelona. Rijkaard chose Ten Cate because he was very good at strategies and tactics. Rijkaard said, "I was a motivator, Henk [ten Cate] was a strategist for the team." Ten Cate was in charge of planning how Barcelona would play during training.
Together, they had amazing success. They helped Barcelona win the UEFA Champions League trophy and two La Liga titles.
Managing Ajax
In 2006, Ten Cate became the manager of Ajax, replacing Danny Blind. At Ajax, he won the Johan Cruijff-schaal (a Dutch Super Cup) in 2006 and 2007. He also won the KNVB Cup in 2007. In 2006, Ajax finished with the same points as PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, but they lost the championship by just one goal difference.
Time at Chelsea
In October 2007, Henk ten Cate joined Chelsea as an assistant first team coach. The owner, Roman Abramovich, thought highly of Ten Cate's tactical skills.
After the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, which Chelsea lost, Ten Cate was disappointed with one of the players, Didier Drogba. Drogba was sent off, which meant he couldn't take a penalty in the shootout. This led to John Terry taking the fifth penalty, but he slipped and missed, costing Chelsea the title.
Ten Cate was let go from his role at Chelsea on May 29, 2008.
Panathinaikos and Middle East Adventures
On June 13, 2008, Ten Cate signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos, a Greek team. He said he saw it as a great challenge because the club's goals matched his own.
Under Ten Cate, Panathinaikos reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in the 2008–2009 season. They played an attacking style of football and scored the most goals in the league. He left the club in December 2009.
After Greece, Ten Cate managed several clubs in the Middle East and Asia. He had short spells with Al-Ahli and Umm Salal. In 2012, he managed Shandong Luneng Taishan in China.
He returned to Sparta Rotterdam for a short time in 2013. In December 2015, he went back to the Middle East to manage Al Jazira in the UAE. He won the domestic league title with them in 2017. He left Al Jazira in May 2018.
He later managed Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia in 2019-2020 and had another short period with Al Wahda in 2021. In 2023, he became an assistant for the Suriname national team.
Career Statistics as a Player
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1979–80 | Eredivisie | 27 | 4 |
| 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | |
| 1981–82 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 31 | 10 | |
| 1983–84 | Eredivisie | 24 | 2 | |
| 1984–85 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | |
| Total | 132 | 21 | ||
| Edmonton Drillers (loan) | 1980 | North American Soccer League | 21 | 5 |
| Telstar (loan) | 1981–82 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 7 |
| Heracles | 1985–86 | Eredivisie | 19 | 1 |
| Career total | 202 | 34 | ||
Managerial Statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Go Ahead Eagles |  |
1 July 1993 | 27 January 1995 | 55 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 21.82 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |
1 July 1995 | 11 January 1997 | 61 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 39.34 |
| Vitesse | |
12 January 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 55 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 54.55 |
| Uerdingen |  |
30 September 1998 | 28 March 1999 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17.65 |
| MTK Budapest |  |
1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 55.00 |
| NAC | |
1 July 2000 | 30 June 2003 | 116 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 43.10 |
| Ajax | |
1 July 2006 | 8 October 2007 | 68 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 66.18 |
| Panathinaikos |  |
1 June 2008 | 7 December 2009 | 75 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 60.00 |
| Al-Ahli Dubai |  |
6 February 2010 | 11 March 2010 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67 |
| Umm Salal |  |
12 April 2010 | 6 February 2011 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42.31 |
| Shandong Luneng |  |
1 January 2012 | 6 September 2012 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 29.63 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |
7 April 2013 | 30 June 2013 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Al Jazira | |
31 December 2015 | 15 May 2018 | 111 | 52 | 21 | 38 | 46.85 |
| Al Wahda | |
7 December 2018 | 30 June 2019 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 65.22 |
| Al-Ittihad |  |
15 November 2019 | 30 June 2020 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 30.77 |
| Al Wahda | |
13 March 2021 | 25 October 2021 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 40.91 |
| Total | 723 | 333 | 177 | 213 | 46.06 | |||
Honours and Achievements
As a Manager
MTK Budapest
- Magyar Kupa: 1999–2000 (Hungarian Cup winner)
Ajax
- KNVB Cup: 2006–07 (Dutch Cup winner)
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 2006, 2007 (Dutch Super Cup winner)
Al Jazira
- UAE Pro League: 2016–17 (UAE League winner)
See also
In Spanish: Henk ten Cate para niños
