How tall is Louis van Gaal?

Louis van Gaal's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 78% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 78% of men in the Netherlands born in 1951 (average 179.5 cm).

About Louis van Gaal

Aloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal, known as Louis van Gaal, is a Dutch former football player and manager. He was born on 8 August 1951 in Amsterdam. As a midfielder he played for Royal Antwerp, Telstar, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and AZ. He is also a qualified physical education teacher and worked at high schools while he was a semi-professional footballer.

After a brief spell as an assistant coach at AZ, Van Gaal assisted Leo Beenhakker at Ajax and took over as head coach in 1991, winning three Eredivisie titles, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He moved to Barcelona in 1997 and won two league titles and one Copa del Rey. He later returned to AZ and won an Eredivisie title, then managed Bayern Munich from 2009, winning the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. He led the Netherlands to third place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also managed Manchester United and has won 20 major honours at club level. He is nicknamed the Iron Tulip.

Van Gaal is listed at 185 cm (6'1").

Frequently asked

How tall is Louis van Gaal in feet and inches? Louis van Gaal is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

Is Louis van Gaal tall for men in the Netherlands? At 185 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in the Netherlands born in 1951, whose average height is 179.5 cm.

Sources

• Louis van Gaal on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Louis van Gaal on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
• Louis van Gaal on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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