Everton’s Ronald Koeman is approaching the end of his third season in the Premier League, but how does he compare to former bosses of Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United?
Everton manager Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman has done well since his arrival in the Premier League in 2014, securing a seventh place finish in his first season with Southampton, before sealing sixth and a place in the Europa League group stages the following season.
Now at Everton, Koeman will secure at least a seventh placed finish with the Toffees at the end of this season and a place in the Europa League qualifying stages.
The 54-year-old former Barcelona player has won 61 of his 130 games during his time in England, but how does he rank among his fellow Dutch Premier League managers?
5 – Martin Jol (Fulham & Tottenham Hotspur)
Fulham manager Martin Jol
Martin Jol’s first taste of management came at Tottenham, where he was assistant manager to Jacques Santini, who resigned 13 games into the 2004 season, leaving Jol to take the reins.
Jol was relatively successful with Spurs, guiding them to successive European qualifications in his second and third season in charge; the former in which was the first time they had qualified for the UEFA Cup via league position since the ban on English clubs entering European competitions was lifted in 1990.
Jol’s second stint in England came with Fulham, where he led the Cottagers to ninth place, one point of their Premier League record points tally with 52 points.
He finished twelfth in his second season with the club, before being sacked in 2013 after a run of six defeats in a row.
In his 261 games in England, Martin Jol won 105, with a win percentage of 40.23%.
4 – Ruud Gullit (Chelsea & Newcastle United)
Ruud Gullit became the first Dutch manager in the Premier League when he took charge of Chelsea in 1996.
He guided the Blues to their first major trophy in 26 years at the time, following a 2-0 win against Middlesbrough in the 1997 FA Cup final.
Gullit was controversially sacked by Chelsea as the club sat in second place and in the quarter-finals of both domestic cups.
Ruud Gullit
He took over at Newcastle United the following season, where publicised problems with key Newcastle men Alan Shearer and Robert Lee left him unfavourable to the Magpies fans.
The former Chelsea player was sacked following a 2-1 derby defeat to Sunderland and Gullit ended his managing time in England with 59 wins from 135 games, with a win percentage of 43.71%.
3 – Ronald Koeman (Southampton & Everton)
Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright and new manager Ronald Koeman during the press conference
Everton manager and former Barcelona player Ronald Koeman first took charge in the Premier League at Southampton in 2014, after Mauricio Pochettino moved to Tottenham.
At the Saints, Koeman won manager of the month on three occasions, guiding the club a seventh place finish in his first season and then a club-record sixth place finish in 2016, with a record points tally of 63 and a place in the Europa League group stages.
He replaced Roberto Martinez at Everton at the start of the 2016/17 season, where he has guided Everton to at least a guaranteed seventh place finish and a place in the Europa League qualifiers.
The 53-year-old has won 61 of his 130 games in English football, with a win percentage of 46.93%.
The Toffees boss still has two years to run on his three-year contract at Everton so this record could yet improve as the club look to challenge for the top-four positions.
2 – Louis van Gaal (Manchester United)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal
Louis Van Gaal took charge of Manchester United after finishing third with the Netherlands at the World Cup, beating hosts Brazil 3-0 in the third-place play-off.
He made a number of key signings who are still integral to Manchester United today, including Ander Herrera, Marcus Rojo and Matteo Darmian.
The former Barcelona manager led Man United to fourth place in his first season as well as winning the FA Cup in his second season with a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
An FA Cup victory was not enough to secure Van Gaal’s job position however as the club finished fifth in the league, with the Dutchman being sacked two days later.
Van Gaal won 54 of his 103 games in charge of United, with a win percentage of 52.43%.
1 – Guus Hiddink (Chelsea)
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink became interim manager at Chelsea midway through the 2008/09 season following the dismissal of Luis Felipe Scolari.
He continued to manage the Russian international team at the same time, as he guided Chelsea to the semi-finals of the Champion’s League and quickly became loved by fans and players alike.
The former PSV Eindhoven boss suffered only one defeat in his first spell at Chelsea and finished the season with a 2-1 FA Cup final victory over Everton; leaving with a win percentage of 72.73%.
Hiddink returned to Chelsea in December 2015 for a second spell, taking over after a torrid start to the season under Jose Mourinho.
He led the club to a 12 game unbeaten run as they finished tenth after a poor start, beating an unbeaten record for new managers held by Nottingham Forrest’s Frank Clark.
Hiddink won 26 of his 46 games overall while in charge of the Blues, with his win percentage falling to 53.07% following his second stint at the club.
He remains the most successful Dutch manager to grace the Premier League and still fondly remembered by the Chelsea faithful.
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink before the game
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