Who Is Erik Ten Hag? Ten Hag is considered to be one of the rising managerial stars in world football. The 52-year-old has been coaching since 2012 and has had great success with his current side Ajax. What Is His Managerial Record? Ten Hag started his coaching career with the FC Twente youth teams before becoming an assistant coach of the first team. Since then, he has coached the Go Ahead Eagles, Bayern Munich's reserve side, FC Utrecht and Ajax. What Has He Won? Since joining Ajax in 2017, Ten Hag has guided the club to two league titles and looks likely to win the title again this year. Ten Hag missed out on the 2019 Eredivise title due to the season being canceled due to COVID-19. Erik Ten Hag Silverware: Eredivisie title: 2018-19, 2020-21 KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup): 2018-19, 2020-21 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019 What Formation Does He Play? Ten Hag has enjoyed great success this season in the Eredivisie with a very attack-minded 4-2-4 formation. He has also been known to deploy a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-4-2 diamond as well, although the philosophy remains the same.