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 9 December 1954) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He is often called Henk ten Cate.
He is well-known for being an assistant coach at big clubs like Barcelona and Chelsea. At Barcelona, he helped the team win the UEFA Champions League and the Spanish league title. He also managed Ajax in the Netherlands, winning three trophies there.
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Playing Career: Henk ten Cate as a Player
Henk ten Cate started his football journey at an amateur club called FC Rheden. Later, he signed his first professional contract with Go Ahead Eagles. He played as a left winger.
He made his debut in the top Dutch league, the Eredivisie, in the 1979–80 season. He played 27 games and scored four goals that year. These performances led him to play for a Canadian team, Edmonton Drillers, for a short time.
After playing in North America, he returned to Go Ahead Eagles. He also played for Telstar on loan, where he was a very important player. Henk ten Cate finished his professional playing career at Heracles in 1986.
Managerial Career: Leading Football Teams
After he stopped playing, Henk ten Cate became an assistant coach at Go Ahead Eagles. He later became the main manager there in 1990. He also managed Heracles and his old amateur club, FC Rheden.
In 1993, he returned to Go Ahead Eagles as manager. Later, he moved to Sparta Rotterdam in the top Dutch league. In 1996, he led Sparta to a good sixth-place finish in the Eredivisie. His team also reached the final of the KNVB Cup, a major Dutch cup competition.
Success with Vitesse and MTK Budapest
In 1997, Ten Cate became the manager of Vitesse. He helped them achieve their best-ever third-place finish in the Eredivisie. They also set new records for points and goals scored.
After Vitesse, he managed KFC Uerdingen 05 in Germany. In the 1999–2000 season, he moved to Hungary to manage MTK Budapest. There, he won the Hungarian Cup and finished second in the Hungarian league. He then returned to the Netherlands to manage NAC, helping them qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Working with Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona
In 2003, Henk ten Cate joined Frank Rijkaard as his assistant manager at Barcelona. Rijkaard felt that Ten Cate's knowledge of strategies and tactics would be a great help. Ten Cate was in charge of planning the team's strategies during training.
Together, they had amazing success. Barcelona won the prestigious UEFA Champions League trophy and two La Liga titles (the Spanish league championship). This was a very successful period for the club.
Managing Ajax and Chelsea
In 2006, Ten Cate became the manager of Ajax, one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands. He won the Johan Cruijff Shield twice (in 2006 and 2007) and the KNVB Cup in 2007. In 2006, Ajax almost won the league title, missing out by just one goal difference.
In October 2007, Henk ten Cate moved to England to become the assistant manager at Chelsea. He worked alongside manager Avram Grant. He was known for his tactical skills, which the club's owner valued highly.
He left Chelsea in May 2008, shortly after the team lost the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.
Panathinaikos and Middle East Adventures
In June 2008, Ten Cate signed a two-year contract to manage Panathinaikos, a top club in Greece. He said he saw it as a great challenge, matching his desire to work at the highest level.
Under his leadership, Panathinaikos reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in the 2008–2009 season. His team played an exciting, attacking style of football, scoring the most goals in the Greek league. He resigned from Panathinaikos in December 2009.
After Greece, Henk ten Cate moved to the Middle East and Asia. He managed several clubs there:
- Al-Ahli in the UAE (2010)
- Umm Salal in Qatar (2010–2011)
- Shandong Luneng in China (2012)
- Al Jazira in the UAE (2015–2018), where he won the domestic league title in 2017.
- Al-Wahda in the UAE (2018–2019 and 2021)
- Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia (2019–2020)
In 2023, he also served as an assistant coach for the Suriname national team.
Honours: Trophies Won
Henk ten Cate has won several important trophies as a manager:
MTK Budapest
- Magyar Kupa (Hungarian Cup): 1999–2000
Ajax
- KNVB Cup (Dutch Cup): 2006–07
- Johan Cruijff Shield (Dutch Super Cup): 2006, 2007
Al Jazira
- UAE Pro League (UAE League): 2016–17
Images for kids
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Henk ten Cate with Chelsea.
See also
In Spanish: Henk ten Cate para niños
